Nur 304 Gerontological Care- Exam 1
With 100% Actual Answers 2026/2027
Edition.
What is life expectancy? - Answer the length of time a person can be predicted to live
(average years remaining)
What is life span? - Answer the MAXIMUM amount of years a person/human has the
potential to live
(110-112 yrs)
What is compression of mortality? - Answer delaying/compressing the years in which serious
illness/decline occur, so that an extended life expectancy results in more functional, healthy
years
What is comorbidity? - Answer the presence of multiple chronic conditions simultaneously
Who is Dr IL Nascher? - Answer the father of geriatrics
wrote the first geriatric textbook
What was the first significant step in improving the lives of older adults? - Answer the
Federal Old Age Insurance Law under the Social Security Act
(gave financial security for older adults)
Is the following statement true or false?
The first significant step in improving the lives of older adults during the 20th century was the
publication of the first geriatric textbook in 1914. - Answer False
Rationale: The first significant step in improving the lives of older adults was the passage of the
Federal Old Age Insurance Law under the Social Security Act in 1935.
What are the 4 subsets of the older adult population? - Answer young-old - 60-74 yrs
middle-old- 75-84 years
old-old- 85-100
, centenarians- over 100
What is the present life expectancy? - Answer 78.2 yrs
65+ persons currently represent more than ___% of the US population - Answer 13%
By 2020, older adults will grow to ____% of the population - Answer 120%
What are 4 factors that help increase life expectancy? - Answer advancements in disease
control and health technology
lower infant/child mortality rates
improved sanitation
better living conditions
The life expectancy gap between white and black people is _____ - Answer widening
The life expectancy gap between males and females is ____ - Answer narrowing
What do older adults rely on for more than 1/2 of their income? - Answer social security
Older adults are "asset rich and cash poor" - Answer (ie home ownership)
"Asset rich and cash poor" relates to which of the following statements regarding older adults?
a. Net worth of older adults is half the national average of middle-age adults.
b. Homes are paid for, but there is not enough money available for monthly expenses.
c. The majority of older adults live below the poverty level.
d. Financial problems in the older adult population are due to level of debt. - Answer b.
Homes are paid for, but there is not enough money available for monthly expenses.
What type of illness is most prevalent in older persons? - Answer chronic illnesses
What do chronic conditions in older adults limit? - Answer ADLs and IADLs (instrumental
activities of daily living- Activities that are oriented toward interacting w/the environment and
that are generally optional) and quality of life
With 100% Actual Answers 2026/2027
Edition.
What is life expectancy? - Answer the length of time a person can be predicted to live
(average years remaining)
What is life span? - Answer the MAXIMUM amount of years a person/human has the
potential to live
(110-112 yrs)
What is compression of mortality? - Answer delaying/compressing the years in which serious
illness/decline occur, so that an extended life expectancy results in more functional, healthy
years
What is comorbidity? - Answer the presence of multiple chronic conditions simultaneously
Who is Dr IL Nascher? - Answer the father of geriatrics
wrote the first geriatric textbook
What was the first significant step in improving the lives of older adults? - Answer the
Federal Old Age Insurance Law under the Social Security Act
(gave financial security for older adults)
Is the following statement true or false?
The first significant step in improving the lives of older adults during the 20th century was the
publication of the first geriatric textbook in 1914. - Answer False
Rationale: The first significant step in improving the lives of older adults was the passage of the
Federal Old Age Insurance Law under the Social Security Act in 1935.
What are the 4 subsets of the older adult population? - Answer young-old - 60-74 yrs
middle-old- 75-84 years
old-old- 85-100
, centenarians- over 100
What is the present life expectancy? - Answer 78.2 yrs
65+ persons currently represent more than ___% of the US population - Answer 13%
By 2020, older adults will grow to ____% of the population - Answer 120%
What are 4 factors that help increase life expectancy? - Answer advancements in disease
control and health technology
lower infant/child mortality rates
improved sanitation
better living conditions
The life expectancy gap between white and black people is _____ - Answer widening
The life expectancy gap between males and females is ____ - Answer narrowing
What do older adults rely on for more than 1/2 of their income? - Answer social security
Older adults are "asset rich and cash poor" - Answer (ie home ownership)
"Asset rich and cash poor" relates to which of the following statements regarding older adults?
a. Net worth of older adults is half the national average of middle-age adults.
b. Homes are paid for, but there is not enough money available for monthly expenses.
c. The majority of older adults live below the poverty level.
d. Financial problems in the older adult population are due to level of debt. - Answer b.
Homes are paid for, but there is not enough money available for monthly expenses.
What type of illness is most prevalent in older persons? - Answer chronic illnesses
What do chronic conditions in older adults limit? - Answer ADLs and IADLs (instrumental
activities of daily living- Activities that are oriented toward interacting w/the environment and
that are generally optional) and quality of life
