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PRACTICE TEST BANK 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Which intervention would the nurse include when developing a plan
of care for an older client with dementia? Answer: 1 Explain to the client
the details of the regimen.
2 Demonstrate interest in the client's various likes and dislikes.
3 Be firm when dealing with the client's attitudes and behaviors.
Correct 4 Provide consistency in carrying out nursing activities for the
client.
⩥ Which theory proposes that older adults experience a shift from a
materialistic to cosmic view of the world? Answer: 1 Activity theory
2 Continuity theory
3 Disengagement theory
Correct 4 Gerotranscendence theory
⩥ Which finding in older adult clients is associated with aging? Answer:
Correct 1 Decrease in height
2 Decreased neck rigidity
3 Increased fine-motor dexterity
4 Increased range of motion (ROM)
, ⩥ An older client with Alzheimer type dementia, consistently sleeps in a
semi-Fowler position in bed. Which area of the client's body would the
nurse consider a high risk for developing a pressure injury? Answer:
Correct 1 Sacrum
2 Scapulae
3 Ischial spine
4 Greater trochanter
⩥ Which type of bone tumor occurs most commonly in elderly clients?
Answer: 1 Endochroma
2 Osteosarcoma
Correct 3 Chondrosarcoma
4 Osteochondroma
Chondrosarcoma occurs most commonly in cartilage in the arm, leg, and
pelvic bones of older adults in the age group of 50 to 70 years old.
Endochroma occurs in clients in the age group of 10 to 20 years old.
Osteosarcoma and osteochondroma occur in the age group of 10 to 25
years old.
⩥ Which characteristic of a therapeutic milieu would the nurse consider
important for a confused older adult with socially aggressive behavior?
Answer: Correct 1 Sets limits
2 Has variety
PRACTICE TEST BANK 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Which intervention would the nurse include when developing a plan
of care for an older client with dementia? Answer: 1 Explain to the client
the details of the regimen.
2 Demonstrate interest in the client's various likes and dislikes.
3 Be firm when dealing with the client's attitudes and behaviors.
Correct 4 Provide consistency in carrying out nursing activities for the
client.
⩥ Which theory proposes that older adults experience a shift from a
materialistic to cosmic view of the world? Answer: 1 Activity theory
2 Continuity theory
3 Disengagement theory
Correct 4 Gerotranscendence theory
⩥ Which finding in older adult clients is associated with aging? Answer:
Correct 1 Decrease in height
2 Decreased neck rigidity
3 Increased fine-motor dexterity
4 Increased range of motion (ROM)
, ⩥ An older client with Alzheimer type dementia, consistently sleeps in a
semi-Fowler position in bed. Which area of the client's body would the
nurse consider a high risk for developing a pressure injury? Answer:
Correct 1 Sacrum
2 Scapulae
3 Ischial spine
4 Greater trochanter
⩥ Which type of bone tumor occurs most commonly in elderly clients?
Answer: 1 Endochroma
2 Osteosarcoma
Correct 3 Chondrosarcoma
4 Osteochondroma
Chondrosarcoma occurs most commonly in cartilage in the arm, leg, and
pelvic bones of older adults in the age group of 50 to 70 years old.
Endochroma occurs in clients in the age group of 10 to 20 years old.
Osteosarcoma and osteochondroma occur in the age group of 10 to 25
years old.
⩥ Which characteristic of a therapeutic milieu would the nurse consider
important for a confused older adult with socially aggressive behavior?
Answer: Correct 1 Sets limits
2 Has variety
