ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING IN THE
CARE OF OLDER ADULTS 3RD EDITION
KENNEDY MALONE COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMS SET 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse has been providing interventions to address an older
patients nutritional status. Which observation should the nurse use to
determine if nursing care has been effective?
A. Appetite
B. Skin Turgor
C. Body Weight
D. Urine output. Answer: Body weight
⩥ The nurse is concerned about medication safety for a patient with
confusion. Which action should the nurse recommend be included in the
patients plan of care to address this issue?
A. Instruct the patient to take all of the medications together
B. Have the patient set up medications for an entire week
C. Have a family member set up and administer the medications
D. Have the patient turn medication bottles upside dow after taking
medication. Answer: Have a family member set up and administer the
medications
,⩥ The nurse is caring for a patient with Alzheimers disease. Which
environment should the nurse provide to decrease the patients
symptoms?
A. A variety of sensory experiences
B. An environment that varies weekly
C. A physically challenging environment
D. A familiar, non-stimulating environment. Answer: A familiar, non-
stimulating environmnet
⩥ The nurse is collecting data for an older patient. Which characteristic
should the nurse identify in a patient with an age-related loss of water in
the vertebral discs?
A. Spinal flexion
B. Decreased height
C. Increased spinal flexibility
D. Protruding bony prominences. Answer: Decreased height
⩥ The nurse has reinforced teaching about age-related mouth changes.
Which client statement indicates a correct understanding of the cause of
tooth loss in an older adult?
A. Jawbone loss
B. Receding gums
C. Poor dental care
, D. The aging process. Answer: Poor dental care
⩥ The nurse is making recommendations to an older patients plan of
care for safety measures. Which musculoskeletal change should the
nurse consider as contributing to a reduction in the older adults ability to
contributing to a reduction in the older adults ability to safely perform
routine tasks?
A. Increased reflexes
B. Increased joint flexibility
C. Rapid nerve transmissions
D. Slower muscle response time. Answer: Slower muscle response time
⩥ The nurse is reinforcing teaching provided to an older patient on how
to safely rise from a seated to a standing position. Which age-related
change does the nurse use to emphasize the need to change positions
gradually for safety?
A. Joint stiffness
B. Leg muscle weakness
C. Decreased circulatory efficiency
D. Decreased neurological reflex times. Answer: Decreased circulatory
efficiency
⩥ The nurse is providing care to a person who has difficulty hearing
high-pitched tones. Which action should the nurse take when caring for
this patient?
CARE OF OLDER ADULTS 3RD EDITION
KENNEDY MALONE COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMS SET 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse has been providing interventions to address an older
patients nutritional status. Which observation should the nurse use to
determine if nursing care has been effective?
A. Appetite
B. Skin Turgor
C. Body Weight
D. Urine output. Answer: Body weight
⩥ The nurse is concerned about medication safety for a patient with
confusion. Which action should the nurse recommend be included in the
patients plan of care to address this issue?
A. Instruct the patient to take all of the medications together
B. Have the patient set up medications for an entire week
C. Have a family member set up and administer the medications
D. Have the patient turn medication bottles upside dow after taking
medication. Answer: Have a family member set up and administer the
medications
,⩥ The nurse is caring for a patient with Alzheimers disease. Which
environment should the nurse provide to decrease the patients
symptoms?
A. A variety of sensory experiences
B. An environment that varies weekly
C. A physically challenging environment
D. A familiar, non-stimulating environment. Answer: A familiar, non-
stimulating environmnet
⩥ The nurse is collecting data for an older patient. Which characteristic
should the nurse identify in a patient with an age-related loss of water in
the vertebral discs?
A. Spinal flexion
B. Decreased height
C. Increased spinal flexibility
D. Protruding bony prominences. Answer: Decreased height
⩥ The nurse has reinforced teaching about age-related mouth changes.
Which client statement indicates a correct understanding of the cause of
tooth loss in an older adult?
A. Jawbone loss
B. Receding gums
C. Poor dental care
, D. The aging process. Answer: Poor dental care
⩥ The nurse is making recommendations to an older patients plan of
care for safety measures. Which musculoskeletal change should the
nurse consider as contributing to a reduction in the older adults ability to
contributing to a reduction in the older adults ability to safely perform
routine tasks?
A. Increased reflexes
B. Increased joint flexibility
C. Rapid nerve transmissions
D. Slower muscle response time. Answer: Slower muscle response time
⩥ The nurse is reinforcing teaching provided to an older patient on how
to safely rise from a seated to a standing position. Which age-related
change does the nurse use to emphasize the need to change positions
gradually for safety?
A. Joint stiffness
B. Leg muscle weakness
C. Decreased circulatory efficiency
D. Decreased neurological reflex times. Answer: Decreased circulatory
efficiency
⩥ The nurse is providing care to a person who has difficulty hearing
high-pitched tones. Which action should the nurse take when caring for
this patient?
