GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING 10TH EDITION
ELIOPOULOS EXAM PREPARATION PACK 2026
KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ healthy people 2020 initiatives. Answer: -revised every 10 years
by US Department of Health and Human Services
-establish quality measures
-identified levels of training for people who care for older adults
-achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve health of
all groups
◉ What are the 3 levels of prevention. Answer: Primary
(Preventative measures before onset of disease)
- Health promotion - immunizations and exercise
Secondary (Prevent getting worse)
- Early diagnosis and prompt treatment
- Health screenings, colonoscopy, surger
Tertiary
- Restoration and rehabilitation
◉ opportunities to improve older adults health and quality of life.
Answer: -healthy lifestyles
,-early dse detection
-immunizations
-injury prevention
-self-management techniques such as weight-bearing activities
◉ Challenges of gerontological nursing. Answer: -largely due to
misconceptions/myths related to aging
-fears related to: dse, aging, disability, and decline
-nurses need to relate to perception of the inevitable
◉ most common gerontological chronic dses. Answer: -degenerative
joint dse
-back pain
-stroke
-atherosclerosis
-lung or resp problems
-deafness or hearing problems
-blindness of vision problems
◉ what is physical decline in aging related to. Answer: -70% is r/t
modifiable risk factors such as smoking, poor nutrition, physical
inactivity, and failure to use screenings
, ◉ Common aging myths. Answer: -Old means being sick
-Older people cannot learn new things
-Health promotion is wasted on older people
-The elderly do not pull their own weight.
-It is too late to change bad habits
-Older people have no interest in sex
◉ Myths can lead to. Answer: - Ageism: Stereotyping of any age
group
- Reducing healthcare services
- Segregations of elders from mainstream society
- Difficulty recruiting nurses to work with the elderly
◉ Types of aging changes. Answer: Benign and superficial
Senescence
Plastic
◉ benign and superficial aging. Answer: Graying hair, wrinkles
◉ Senescence. Answer: -increases risk of mortality
-progressive body system deterioration
ELIOPOULOS EXAM PREPARATION PACK 2026
KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ healthy people 2020 initiatives. Answer: -revised every 10 years
by US Department of Health and Human Services
-establish quality measures
-identified levels of training for people who care for older adults
-achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve health of
all groups
◉ What are the 3 levels of prevention. Answer: Primary
(Preventative measures before onset of disease)
- Health promotion - immunizations and exercise
Secondary (Prevent getting worse)
- Early diagnosis and prompt treatment
- Health screenings, colonoscopy, surger
Tertiary
- Restoration and rehabilitation
◉ opportunities to improve older adults health and quality of life.
Answer: -healthy lifestyles
,-early dse detection
-immunizations
-injury prevention
-self-management techniques such as weight-bearing activities
◉ Challenges of gerontological nursing. Answer: -largely due to
misconceptions/myths related to aging
-fears related to: dse, aging, disability, and decline
-nurses need to relate to perception of the inevitable
◉ most common gerontological chronic dses. Answer: -degenerative
joint dse
-back pain
-stroke
-atherosclerosis
-lung or resp problems
-deafness or hearing problems
-blindness of vision problems
◉ what is physical decline in aging related to. Answer: -70% is r/t
modifiable risk factors such as smoking, poor nutrition, physical
inactivity, and failure to use screenings
, ◉ Common aging myths. Answer: -Old means being sick
-Older people cannot learn new things
-Health promotion is wasted on older people
-The elderly do not pull their own weight.
-It is too late to change bad habits
-Older people have no interest in sex
◉ Myths can lead to. Answer: - Ageism: Stereotyping of any age
group
- Reducing healthcare services
- Segregations of elders from mainstream society
- Difficulty recruiting nurses to work with the elderly
◉ Types of aging changes. Answer: Benign and superficial
Senescence
Plastic
◉ benign and superficial aging. Answer: Graying hair, wrinkles
◉ Senescence. Answer: -increases risk of mortality
-progressive body system deterioration
