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Gerontology Exam Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers Medications, slower mobility, lack of proper fluid intake, and poor diet can contribute to what common symptom in the elder population? a) Urinary incontinence b) Skin changes c) Mental changes d) Depression - A Which statement w...

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  • October 31, 2024
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Gerontology Exam Practice Questions

with 100% Correct Answers


Medications, slower mobility, lack of proper fluid intake, and poor diet can

contribute to what common symptom in the elder population?

a) Urinary incontinence

b) Skin changes

c) Mental changes

d) Depression - ✔✔A

Which statement would be most appropriate to ask when assessing an

aging adult for cognitive function?

a) What is today's date?

b) Can you count to 10 for me?

c) Have you noticed anything different about your memory or thinking in the

past few months?

d) Who is the president of the United States? - ✔✔C

Which disease or ailment is often under diagnosed and undertreated in the

aging population?

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a) Schizpphrenia

b) Depression

c) Associative disorders

d) Attention deficit disorder - ✔✔B

Which statement demonstrates normal cognitive function for an aging

adult?

a) Occasional memory lapses

b) Unable to recall the names of their children or siblings

c) Unable to recall current address or phone number

d) Unable to count to 10 or repeat a series of consecutive numbers - ✔✔A

Denmentia and depression are strongly related to:

a) Clients over the age of 60

b) Clients over the age of 65

c) A decreased quality of life and functional deficits

d) Past economic status and job performance - ✔✔C

Which organ is responsible for drug metabolism and must be considered

when prescribing medicaiton for an older adult?

a) Kidneys

b) Pancreas

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c) Intestines

d) Liver - ✔✔D

An older adult on digoxin and furosemide is showing signs of toxicity. The

gerontology nurse understands that:

a) Digoxin and furosemide are excreted by the kidneys, and the doses may

need to be decreased due to impaired kidney function

b) Digoxin and furosemide are excreted through the intestinal tract, and

dose changes would be ineffective

c) An increase in fluid intake will fix the symptoms, and no change in dose

is needed

d) How a drug is excreted is not a consideration when dosing an older adult

- ✔✔A

An 80-year-old female asks the nurse about over-the-counter vitamin

supplements. The most appropriate advice would include:

a) No vitamin supplements are needed with a balanced diet

b) Any multivitamin will do

c) Take only a calcium supplement

d) Take a multivitamin for those over the age of 50, which should include

the recommended vitamins for the aging adult - ✔✔D

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What benefit does evidnce-based practice offer clients over the age of 60?

a) No actual benefits have been noted when evidence-based practice is the

model for geriatric care

b) Evidence-based practice offers the client improved health care in all

settings

c) Evidence-based pracrice is only used as a model in acute care settings

d) Minimal changes in geriatric care have arisen from the use of evidnece-

baseed practice models - ✔✔B

What is the purpose of Rogers' diffusion of innovation model in relation to

evidnece-based practice (EBP)?

a) There is no relation to EBP

b) It offers an explanation of aging

c) It is used to open communication around issues of implementing

changes in practice when EBP research has shown that change would

improve outcomes

d) It is the model that contradicts the EBP theory - ✔✔C

Which choice best explains the practice setting for the gerontological

nurse?

a) In the home of the client

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