2025/2026 Geriatric Nursing
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In which way does the nurse define a role? - Answer✅Accepted behavior standard
The status of any role is based upon which factor? - Answer✅society
Which description accurately reflects a homogenous society? - Answer✅Members share a common
cultural history
A man has roles of father, husband, professional business owner, son, and community leader. Which
difficulty may he be at risk of experiencing? - Answer✅Internal role conflict
A nurse is counseling an older patient who retires from work and changes role status. Which aspect
will likely result in the patient having fewer adjustment problems? - Answer✅Having other roles and
relationships
The nurse assesses that although the college professor has retired, he still perceives himself as an
educator and retains his academic title and professional association membership. How could the
change in employment status be reflected in the professor? - Answer✅Altered self-image
Which individual would be most likely to experience a problem with role conflict? - Answer✅70-year-
old retired business owner who comes to help his son run the business.
The recently widowed 65-year-old man has told the nurse that he is so lost without his wife that he is
planning to retire, sell his home, and move to a retirement village in another state. Which
determination by the nurse would be the most correct? - Answer✅Risky, because he is giving up
significant supports to his self-image and grief resolution process
Which behavior would indicate that the bereaved widow has entered the searching and yearning
stage of grief? - Answer✅Signs of depression
, When the home health nurse suggests a grief resolution group to the older widow, the widow
furiously states, "I don't want or need any help! I want my husband back!" This is characteristic of
which stage of grief? - Answer✅Disorientation
Which would be indicative of complex grieving in an 80-year-old patient? - Answer✅A sense of
depression and despair after 1 year
Which method will the nurse use to help a grieving widow begin the grief resolution process? -
Answer✅Encourage her to verbalize her grief.
Which response is typical for friends when dealing with a grieving person? - Answer✅Avoid
discussing the source of grief.
In which way can a nurse most effectively promote social contact and interaction in the long-term
care facility? - Answer✅Accompany the patient to a craft activity
Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks? - Answer✅Shock and numbness
Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks to 4 months? - Answer✅Searching
and yearning
Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 4-7 months? - Answer✅Disorientation
Which stage of grief may last up to 2 years? - Answer✅reorganization
Which term is correct for a society in which members of many diverse subcultures must interact? -
Answer✅heterogeneous
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. Which standard is expected within various roles in a culture? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅a.
Housing
b. Clothing
c. Choice of vehicle
d. Family size
The nurse is aware that an older adult may become socially isolated related to the loss of which
factor? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅a. A spouse
b. Friends to death or relocation
c. Health
d. Home
Grief is a normal response to which loss? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅Loss of loved ones
Loss of professional roles
Loss of health
Loss of relationships
Which source of support is appropriate for the grieving patient? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅a.
Friends
b. Family
d. Support groups
e. Therapist
Which measure would be appropriate for the nurse to use to assess complex grieving in the older
adult? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅a. Ask the patient to describe his or her relationship within
the family.
b. Observe the behavior of the patient when family members and friends come to visit.
Study Pack | Updated Test
Bank | All Chapters With
Correct Answers
In which way does the nurse define a role? - Answer✅Accepted behavior standard
The status of any role is based upon which factor? - Answer✅society
Which description accurately reflects a homogenous society? - Answer✅Members share a common
cultural history
A man has roles of father, husband, professional business owner, son, and community leader. Which
difficulty may he be at risk of experiencing? - Answer✅Internal role conflict
A nurse is counseling an older patient who retires from work and changes role status. Which aspect
will likely result in the patient having fewer adjustment problems? - Answer✅Having other roles and
relationships
The nurse assesses that although the college professor has retired, he still perceives himself as an
educator and retains his academic title and professional association membership. How could the
change in employment status be reflected in the professor? - Answer✅Altered self-image
Which individual would be most likely to experience a problem with role conflict? - Answer✅70-year-
old retired business owner who comes to help his son run the business.
The recently widowed 65-year-old man has told the nurse that he is so lost without his wife that he is
planning to retire, sell his home, and move to a retirement village in another state. Which
determination by the nurse would be the most correct? - Answer✅Risky, because he is giving up
significant supports to his self-image and grief resolution process
Which behavior would indicate that the bereaved widow has entered the searching and yearning
stage of grief? - Answer✅Signs of depression
, When the home health nurse suggests a grief resolution group to the older widow, the widow
furiously states, "I don't want or need any help! I want my husband back!" This is characteristic of
which stage of grief? - Answer✅Disorientation
Which would be indicative of complex grieving in an 80-year-old patient? - Answer✅A sense of
depression and despair after 1 year
Which method will the nurse use to help a grieving widow begin the grief resolution process? -
Answer✅Encourage her to verbalize her grief.
Which response is typical for friends when dealing with a grieving person? - Answer✅Avoid
discussing the source of grief.
In which way can a nurse most effectively promote social contact and interaction in the long-term
care facility? - Answer✅Accompany the patient to a craft activity
Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks? - Answer✅Shock and numbness
Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks to 4 months? - Answer✅Searching
and yearning
Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 4-7 months? - Answer✅Disorientation
Which stage of grief may last up to 2 years? - Answer✅reorganization
Which term is correct for a society in which members of many diverse subcultures must interact? -
Answer✅heterogeneous
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. Which standard is expected within various roles in a culture? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅a.
Housing
b. Clothing
c. Choice of vehicle
d. Family size
The nurse is aware that an older adult may become socially isolated related to the loss of which
factor? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅a. A spouse
b. Friends to death or relocation
c. Health
d. Home
Grief is a normal response to which loss? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅Loss of loved ones
Loss of professional roles
Loss of health
Loss of relationships
Which source of support is appropriate for the grieving patient? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅a.
Friends
b. Family
d. Support groups
e. Therapist
Which measure would be appropriate for the nurse to use to assess complex grieving in the older
adult? (Select all that apply.) - Answer✅a. Ask the patient to describe his or her relationship within
the family.
b. Observe the behavior of the patient when family members and friends come to visit.
