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Aging (NCLEX questions) EXAM 1 Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Correct) 2024/2025
A nurse is caring for an older adult client. The nurse should recognize the client is at risk for
which of the following physiological changes? (select all that apply)
a. decreased gastric motility
b. decreased skin elasticity
c. increased pain threshold
d. increased metabolic rate
e. increased cardiac output - ✔️✔️a, b, c
A nurse is teaching a class of older adults about the expected physiologic changes of aging.
Which of the following changes should the nurse include in the discussion? (select all that apply)
a. more difficulty seeing due to a greater sensitivity to glare
b. decreased cough reflex
c. decreased bladder capacity
d. decreased systolic blood pressure
e. dehydration of interveterbal discs - ✔️✔️a, b, c, e
A nurse is obtaining a history on an older adult. Which finding will the nurse most typically find?
a. lives in a nursing home
b. lives with a spouse
c. lives divorced
d. lives alone - ✔️✔️b.
A nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult. Which information will the nurse
consider?
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a. Should be standardized because more geriatric patients have the same needs
b. needs to be individualized to the patient's unique needs
c. focuses on the disabilities that all aging persons face
d. must be based on chronological age alone - ✔️✔️b.
Which information from a co-worker on a gerontological unit will cause the nurse to intervene?
a. most older people have dependent functioning
b. most older people have strengths we should focus on
c. most older people should be involved in care decisions
d. most older people should be encouraged to have independence - ✔️✔️a.
A nurse suspects an older-adult patient is experiencing caregiver neglect. Which assessment
findings are consistent with nurse's suspicions?
a. flea bites and lice infestation
b. left at a grocery store
c. refuses to take a bath
d. cuts and bruises - ✔️✔️a.
A nurse is teaching a group of older-adult patients. Which teaching strategy is best for the nurse
to use?
a. provide several topics of discussion at once to promote independence and making choices
b. avoid uncomfortable silences after questions by helping patients complete their statements
c. ask patients to recall past experiences that correspond with their interests
d. speak in a high pitch to help patients hear better - ✔️✔️c.
An older patient has fallen and suffered a hip fracture. As a consequence, the patient's family is
concerned about the patient's ability to care for self, especially during this convalescence. What
should the nurse do?
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Aging (NCLEX questions) EXAM 1 Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Correct) 2024/2025
A nurse is caring for an older adult client. The nurse should recognize the client is at risk for
which of the following physiological changes? (select all that apply)
a. decreased gastric motility
b. decreased skin elasticity
c. increased pain threshold
d. increased metabolic rate
e. increased cardiac output - ✔️✔️a, b, c
A nurse is teaching a class of older adults about the expected physiologic changes of aging.
Which of the following changes should the nurse include in the discussion? (select all that apply)
a. more difficulty seeing due to a greater sensitivity to glare
b. decreased cough reflex
c. decreased bladder capacity
d. decreased systolic blood pressure
e. dehydration of interveterbal discs - ✔️✔️a, b, c, e
A nurse is obtaining a history on an older adult. Which finding will the nurse most typically find?
a. lives in a nursing home
b. lives with a spouse
c. lives divorced
d. lives alone - ✔️✔️b.
A nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult. Which information will the nurse
consider?
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a. Should be standardized because more geriatric patients have the same needs
b. needs to be individualized to the patient's unique needs
c. focuses on the disabilities that all aging persons face
d. must be based on chronological age alone - ✔️✔️b.
Which information from a co-worker on a gerontological unit will cause the nurse to intervene?
a. most older people have dependent functioning
b. most older people have strengths we should focus on
c. most older people should be involved in care decisions
d. most older people should be encouraged to have independence - ✔️✔️a.
A nurse suspects an older-adult patient is experiencing caregiver neglect. Which assessment
findings are consistent with nurse's suspicions?
a. flea bites and lice infestation
b. left at a grocery store
c. refuses to take a bath
d. cuts and bruises - ✔️✔️a.
A nurse is teaching a group of older-adult patients. Which teaching strategy is best for the nurse
to use?
a. provide several topics of discussion at once to promote independence and making choices
b. avoid uncomfortable silences after questions by helping patients complete their statements
c. ask patients to recall past experiences that correspond with their interests
d. speak in a high pitch to help patients hear better - ✔️✔️c.
An older patient has fallen and suffered a hip fracture. As a consequence, the patient's family is
concerned about the patient's ability to care for self, especially during this convalescence. What
should the nurse do?
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