NSG 4067 EXAMS 3 GERONTOLOGY (Questions And Answers) Best Graded A+ Latest Update 2026

NSG 4067 EXAMS 3 GERONTOLOGY (Questions And
Answers) Best Graded A+ Latest Update 2026


(Chapter 5-23)

, (Chapter 5-23)
Chapter 5
• Mr. Dey is a 69-year-old man who has been a cigarette smoker since
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his late teens. In recent weeks, he has asked the nurse who helps
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n, manage his diabetes numerous questions about the potential benefits of
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n, quitting smoking, a subject that he has normally avoided in past
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n, interactions. The nurse has now explicitly asked Mr. Dey if he would like
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n, to quit smoking, to which he has replied that he will “give it some
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n, serious thought.” Mr. Dey is demonstrating what stage of the
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n, transtheoretical model (TTM)? n, n,




A) Precontemplation

B) Preparation

C) Contemplation

D) Action
• A gerontological nurse who works in a public health setting has
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limited funding for initiatives. Which of the following prevention and
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n, health promotion initiatives is most likely to result in significant benefits
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n, for the older adults who participate?
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A) Awareness program that promotes screening sigmoidoscopy
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B) Teaching older adults about falls prevention in the home
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,C) A program of bone density screening for older adults
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D) An exercise program for older adults who live in the community
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• A group of community health nurses is using the transtheoretical
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n, model (TTM) as the foundation of a new health promotion campaign for
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n, older adults. What goal for the participants are the nurses likely to
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n, promote when working with older adults in the program?
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A) A recognition of the importance of screening for common
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B) Increased participation in exercise programs and an awareness
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of the relationship between exercise and wellness
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C) The replacement of participants' unhealthy behaviors with
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healthy behaviors
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D) An awareness of the differences between life expectancy and active
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life expectancy
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, • The nurse is explaining to a new colleague the similarities and
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differences between gerontology and geriatrics. Which of the following
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situations would most likely be addressed by a geriatrician rather than a
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gerontologist?
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A) Teaching older adults techniques to identify and deal with age-
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B) Organizing and leading exercise classes to facilitate mobility
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C) Identifying and treating a patient's vascular dementia
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D) Rearranging an older adult's apartment to minimize the risk of falls
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• The nurse works with a program that performs interviews, blood
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work, and digital rectal exams aimed at identifying older men with
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benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The program also facilitates bathroom
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alterations in older adults' homes to ensure men with BPH have easy
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access to a toilet. Which of the following components of health
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promotion has yet to be implemented in the program?
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