2024 N413 GERONTOLOGICAL
NURSING EXAM WITH ANSWERS
What Landmark Legislation passed in 1965? - CORRECT-ANSWERSMedicare
Medicaid
Older Americans Act
1966- ANA created what? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-a Division of Gerontological
Nursing Practice
-Standards of Practice were developed followed by a basic certification exam
What is geriatrics? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-Term originated in the US (1909,
The New York Medical Journal).
-Derived from Hippocrates' use of the term geroncomia
-studies & describes clinical aspects of aging
What is Gerontology? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-more person centered
-a broader term used to describe all aspects of study of the older adult.
Physical, Psychological, Social, Cultural, Spiritual, and Economic.
-Nurses are eligible for membership in the Gerontological Society of America
(GSA), a multidisciplinary organization
John A. Hartford Foundation does what? - CORRECT-ANSWERS-supports
Education in gerontological nursing
-has stimulated curricular reform, developed comprehensive continuing
education, funded the development of centers of excellence, and provided
grants for doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships
What do you need to be a Gerontological Nurse Specialist? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APN)
-New regulatory model is in the process of being phased in:
Approval and accreditation of academic program
Licensure
Certification (Joint Dialogue Group, 2008)
What happens if you put a APN in a skilled nursing facility? - CORRECT-
ANSWERS-Decreased rate of incontinence
-Decreased use of restraints, with no increase in staffing or medications
-Decreased falls
-Improvements in meeting personal goals
-Lower hospital rates
-Decreased ER visits
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