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Gerontological Nursing MCQs for Nursing Exams

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Gerontological Nursing questions for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state nursing officer exams, split into 16 topics. Open a topic to read sample questions with answers, or start free practice. Every question comes with a simple-English explanation.

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Gerontological Nursing topics

General 476Physiological Integrity: Care Of Adults And Older Adults 112Hospice 32Health Care Of The Older Adult 27Dementia 22In The Care Of The Older Geriatric 21Advance Directive 20The Client With A Sex Or Growth Hormone 16Nursing Care In Specialized Settings 13End-Of-Life Care 10Health Issues Of The Older Adult 10Hypertension 10The Nursing Care Of Adults With Medical-Surgical Disorders 10Urinary Incontinence 8Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 7Hearing Loss 6

Sample Gerontological Nursing questions

Q1. The Beers Criteria are used for what purpose?

  1. To identify potentially inappropriate medications in older adults
  2. To stage pressure injuries
  3. To screen for depression
  4. To assess fall risk
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Answer: A. To identify potentially inappropriate medications in older adults

The Beers Criteria list medications that may pose risks for older adults.

Q2. A gerontologic nurse is making an effort to address some of the misconceptions about older adults that exist among health care providers. The nurse has made the point that most people aged 75 years remains functionally independent. The nurse would attribute this trend to which factor?

  1. Early detection of disease and increased advocacy by older adults
  2. Changes in the medical treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidemia
  3. Genetic changes that have resulted in increased resiliency to acute infection
  4. Application of health-promotion and disease-prevention activities
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Answer: D. Application of health-promotion and disease-prevention activities

Even among people 75 years of age and over, most remain functionally independent, and the proportion of older Americans with limitations in activities is declining. These declines in limitations reflect recent trends in health-promotion and disease-prevention activities, such as improved nutrition, decreased smoking, increased exercise, and early detection and treatment of risk factors such as hypertension and elevated serum cholesterol levels. This phenomenon is not attributed to genetics, medical treatment, or increased advocacy.

Q3. The clinic nurse is discussing upcoming surgery with the elderly female patient diagnosed with a uterine prolapse. The patient is worried about what will happen if something goes wrong with the surgery. Which intervention would the nurse implement first?

  1. Ask the patient if her family knows how she feels
  2. Determine if the patient has an advance directive
  3. Encourage the patient to ventilate her feelings
  4. Assure the patient that everything will be all right
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Answer: B. Determine if the patient has an advance directive

The nurse should determine if the patient's wishes are stated in an advance directive, which includes a living will and durable power of attorney for health care. The nurse should empower the patient to make her own decisions and then tell the family of her wishes. Content-Surgical; Category of Health Alteration-Gynecology; Integrated Process- Implementation; Patient Needs-Safe Effective Care Environment, Management of Care; Cognitive Level- Analysis.

Q4. Which statement by a nurse is best when caring for an adult patient who was told an illness is terminal and is offered hospice care?

  1. "I know this is not what you wanted to hear."
  2. "There is nothing more we can do."
  3. "What we are going to focus on now is your pain control and comfort."
  4. "Hospice care can assist with symptom control and provide peace at the time of your death." 673
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Answer: C. "What we are going to focus on now is your pain control and comfort."

Focusing on comfort measures is offering the patient realistic hope not involving a cure but symptom control. Statements in options A and B do not offer the patient realistic hope. While option D offers hope, the focus is on what hospice care can do and not on the immediate needs of the patient. ➧ Test-taking Tip: Focus on an option that meets the immediate needs of the patient. 674 SECTION II Practice Tests

Q5. A patient with AD in a long-term care facility is wandering the halls very agitated, asking for her "mommy" and crying. What is the best response by the nurse?

  1. Ask the patient, "Wouldn't you like to lie down now?"
  2. Tell the patient, "Let's go get a snack in the kitchen."
  3. Ask the patient, "Why are you behaving this way?"
  4. Tell the patient, "Just take some deep breaths and calm down."
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Answer: B. Tell the patient, "Let's go get a snack in the kitchen."

Patients with moderate to severe AD frequently become agitated, but because their short-term memory loss is so pronounced, distraction is a very good way to calm them. "Why" questions are upsetting to them because they don't know the answer and they cannot respond to normal relaxation techniques.

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Is Gerontological Nursing asked in NORCET and other nursing officer exams?

Nursing exams test the core nursing subjects, so this subject is useful for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state exams. Check your exam's official syllabus for exact weightage.

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