NUR 2310 -Final Exam Questions and
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
1. Process
2. universal
3. inevitable
4. irreversible
5. complex - Answer human aging is... (5)
perceived age - Answer other people's estimation of someone's age
subjective age - Answer person's own perception of age
chronological age - Answer length of time that has passed since birth
functional age - Answer physiologic health, psychological well-being, socioeconomic factors,
ability to function and participate in society, experience quality of life
65-74 y/o - Answer young-olds
74-84 y/o - Answer olds
84+ - Answer oldest olds
pre-1900s - Answer death due to sanitation issues, dirty water, housing
1900s - Answer improved housing and sanitation
1930s - Answer antibiotics
1950s - Answer immunizations and public health
1960-80s - Answer organ donations, heart-lung machines, CA treatments
,today - Answer later onset of death from diseases that cause disabilities and chronic disease
ego integrity vs. despair - Answer which one of Erickson's theories applies to elders
1. listen to verbal and pay attention to non-verbal
2. be respectful, supportive, open to expression of fear, anger, loneliness
3. provide positive feedback
4. encourage discussion - Answer how nurses can display therapeutic communication
1. different language
2. too much information
3. more than one person communicating at the same time
4. noisy environment
5. sensory impairment
6. physical or neurological impairment - Answer barriers to therapeutic communication
cultural competence - Answer healthcare providers would "deliver care in the way that
respects the values and cultural beliefs of individuals"
1. understand life processes
2. define health and illness
3. maintain wellness
4. beliefs that cause illness
5. use health healers to cure and care for members - Answer National League for Nursing
(NLN): nurses need to understand how cultural groups...
magico-religious paradigm - Answer supernatural forces; health is a gift; disease is caused by
spirits and/or community (Latin, African American, Middle East)
holistic paradigm - Answer harmony of forces of nature; person part of whole environment;
disease is disharmony; illness is natural part of life (Asian, North American, American Indian)
Scientific/Biomedical Paradigm - Answer Physical and biochemical process that can be
studied and changes "cause and effect"; controlled; disease = breakdown of human machine
(stress, internal damage, trauma); health = absence of disease (US and Canada)
, We must first know our own beliefs before encountering others - Answer What is the rule of
thumb in cultural care?
Skilled home care services - Answer short term services (recovering from illness or injury);
goal = to return to previous level of functioning
Skilled care - Answer client hospitalization for 3 days consecutively within the last 30 days for
the problem that needs care for now (Ec: hip surgery and recovery: PT & OT); physician referred;
requires daily skilled care of RN, LPN, aides, PT, OT, Speech, audiologist; Medicare pays for 100
days of care
long term care/extended care facilities/nursing home - Answer chronically ill people (gradual
decline); have to buy long term care insurance: not covered under Medicaid
People age 65 or older that have paid social security taxes while employed - Answer who is
eligible for Medicare?
skilled nursing care, PT, OT, speech & social services, medical equipment, hospice - Answer
what does Medicare cover?
long term care, dental care, eye exams, hearing aides, dentures, cosmetic surgery, acupuncture,
routine foot care - Answer what does Medicare NOT cover?
people less than 65 y/o, low income families, US citizens, some pregnant women and children
(CHIP) - Answer who is eligible for Medicare?
Prisoners or those in jail - Answer who is not eligible for Medicaid?
Nursing facilities: skilled, rehab, and long term
Prescription drugs, clinic services, PT, OT, speech and hearing services, respiratory care,
diagnostic and screening, podiatry, optometry, dental, eye glasses, chiropractic, nursing services
ices, hospice, care management, personal assistance, inpatient psychiatry - Answer What
does Medicaid cover?
1. Flu (4x stronger)
2. tetanus
3. diphtheria
4. pertussis
5. TDAP
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
1. Process
2. universal
3. inevitable
4. irreversible
5. complex - Answer human aging is... (5)
perceived age - Answer other people's estimation of someone's age
subjective age - Answer person's own perception of age
chronological age - Answer length of time that has passed since birth
functional age - Answer physiologic health, psychological well-being, socioeconomic factors,
ability to function and participate in society, experience quality of life
65-74 y/o - Answer young-olds
74-84 y/o - Answer olds
84+ - Answer oldest olds
pre-1900s - Answer death due to sanitation issues, dirty water, housing
1900s - Answer improved housing and sanitation
1930s - Answer antibiotics
1950s - Answer immunizations and public health
1960-80s - Answer organ donations, heart-lung machines, CA treatments
,today - Answer later onset of death from diseases that cause disabilities and chronic disease
ego integrity vs. despair - Answer which one of Erickson's theories applies to elders
1. listen to verbal and pay attention to non-verbal
2. be respectful, supportive, open to expression of fear, anger, loneliness
3. provide positive feedback
4. encourage discussion - Answer how nurses can display therapeutic communication
1. different language
2. too much information
3. more than one person communicating at the same time
4. noisy environment
5. sensory impairment
6. physical or neurological impairment - Answer barriers to therapeutic communication
cultural competence - Answer healthcare providers would "deliver care in the way that
respects the values and cultural beliefs of individuals"
1. understand life processes
2. define health and illness
3. maintain wellness
4. beliefs that cause illness
5. use health healers to cure and care for members - Answer National League for Nursing
(NLN): nurses need to understand how cultural groups...
magico-religious paradigm - Answer supernatural forces; health is a gift; disease is caused by
spirits and/or community (Latin, African American, Middle East)
holistic paradigm - Answer harmony of forces of nature; person part of whole environment;
disease is disharmony; illness is natural part of life (Asian, North American, American Indian)
Scientific/Biomedical Paradigm - Answer Physical and biochemical process that can be
studied and changes "cause and effect"; controlled; disease = breakdown of human machine
(stress, internal damage, trauma); health = absence of disease (US and Canada)
, We must first know our own beliefs before encountering others - Answer What is the rule of
thumb in cultural care?
Skilled home care services - Answer short term services (recovering from illness or injury);
goal = to return to previous level of functioning
Skilled care - Answer client hospitalization for 3 days consecutively within the last 30 days for
the problem that needs care for now (Ec: hip surgery and recovery: PT & OT); physician referred;
requires daily skilled care of RN, LPN, aides, PT, OT, Speech, audiologist; Medicare pays for 100
days of care
long term care/extended care facilities/nursing home - Answer chronically ill people (gradual
decline); have to buy long term care insurance: not covered under Medicaid
People age 65 or older that have paid social security taxes while employed - Answer who is
eligible for Medicare?
skilled nursing care, PT, OT, speech & social services, medical equipment, hospice - Answer
what does Medicare cover?
long term care, dental care, eye exams, hearing aides, dentures, cosmetic surgery, acupuncture,
routine foot care - Answer what does Medicare NOT cover?
people less than 65 y/o, low income families, US citizens, some pregnant women and children
(CHIP) - Answer who is eligible for Medicare?
Prisoners or those in jail - Answer who is not eligible for Medicaid?
Nursing facilities: skilled, rehab, and long term
Prescription drugs, clinic services, PT, OT, speech and hearing services, respiratory care,
diagnostic and screening, podiatry, optometry, dental, eye glasses, chiropractic, nursing services
ices, hospice, care management, personal assistance, inpatient psychiatry - Answer What
does Medicaid cover?
1. Flu (4x stronger)
2. tetanus
3. diphtheria
4. pertussis
5. TDAP
