Geri Midterm Latest Update 2025-2026 Exam 135
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1. According to the Merck Institute on Aging and Health, older adults fell short of the
Healthy People 2000 goals in all but which of the following area?
a. physical activity
b. influenza vaccination
c. eating fruits and vegetables
d. overweight - CORRECT ANSWER: b. influenza vaccination
1. An elderly person who just bumped his head is complaining of vision problems that
seem like a curtain is drawing across his right eye. What should you do first?
have him sit still
call his family
tell him he is showing signs of glaucoma
call his doctor - CORRECT ANSWER: have him sit still
1. If an older person with hearing impairment complains of not being able to hear what
the nurse is saying, what could be a contributing cause of this?
a) normal age-related changes
b) build up of cerumen
c) the nurse not facing the person when speaking
d) all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: d) all of the above
1. Of the following lab results, which of the following is most desirable for a healthy older
adult?
a. Total cholesterol of 300 mg/dl
,b. LDL of 60 mg/dl
c. Triglycerides of 400 mg/dl
d. FBS of 235 - CORRECT ANSWER: LDL of 60 mg/dl
1. The theory of aging that says that personality and coping patterns remain consistent
through life is:
a. continuity
b. gerotranscendence
c. human needs
d. life course - CORRECT ANSWER: a. continuity
1. Which of the following signs would you consider an abnormal finding for a 75 year old
female?
a. blood pressure of 110/78
b. Hct (hematocrit) of .41
c. resting pulse of 80
d. urinary incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER: urinary incontinence
1. Which of the following visual changes is not usually associated with normal aging?
a. presbyopia
b. yellowing of the lens
c. night blindness
d. decreased accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER: night blindness
10. Environmental interventions for patients with dementia include all of the following
except:
a. a cool room temperature
,b. alarms on exits
c. disguising exits
d. areas for safe wandering - CORRECT ANSWER: a. a cool room temperature
10. In caring for a person experiencing delirium, which of the following is least effective
in enhancing communication?
a. speak in simple sentences
b. offer frequent reassurance
c. use physical restraints to control anxious behavior
d. use large print clocks and calendars - CORRECT ANSWER: c. use physical restraints
to control anxious behavior
10. Of the following list, which is the least therapeutic to use as an alternative to
physical restraints?
a. chemical restraints
b. increased staff
c. safer physical design of the living area
d. manipulation of the environment - CORRECT ANSWER: a. chemical restraints
10. Which of the following aging changes is most significant to renal efficiency?
a. loss of up to half of functioning nephrons
b. decreased cardiac output
c. nocturia
d. a and b - CORRECT ANSWER: d. a and b
10. Which of the following questions is least appropriate to ask when taking a
medication history?
a. use of over the counter medications
, b. drug allergies
c. home remedies used
d. all of the above are appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER: d. all of the above are
appropriate
10. Which of the following techniques for developing a web page for older adults is least
appropriate?
a. use large font on the website
b. use computer lingo in the text
c. create a memorable web address
d. make the site user friendly to older adults - CORRECT ANSWER: b. use computer
lingo in the text
11. The aging eye shows all of the following changes except:
a. better ability to focus on near objects
b. decreased lens accommodation
c. decreased peripheral vision
d. presbyopia - CORRECT ANSWER: a. better ability to focus on near objects
12. A 72 year old female with the following assessment factors is admitted to the acute
care for elderly (ACE) unit. Which of the following requires the most immediate
treatment?
a. BP = 140/ 90 mm Hg
b. Hgb (hemoglobin) = 7 g/dl
c. hypogeusia
d. presbycusis - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Hgb (hemoglobin) = 7 g/dl
12. Which of the following is not true about assisted living facilities?
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1. According to the Merck Institute on Aging and Health, older adults fell short of the
Healthy People 2000 goals in all but which of the following area?
a. physical activity
b. influenza vaccination
c. eating fruits and vegetables
d. overweight - CORRECT ANSWER: b. influenza vaccination
1. An elderly person who just bumped his head is complaining of vision problems that
seem like a curtain is drawing across his right eye. What should you do first?
have him sit still
call his family
tell him he is showing signs of glaucoma
call his doctor - CORRECT ANSWER: have him sit still
1. If an older person with hearing impairment complains of not being able to hear what
the nurse is saying, what could be a contributing cause of this?
a) normal age-related changes
b) build up of cerumen
c) the nurse not facing the person when speaking
d) all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: d) all of the above
1. Of the following lab results, which of the following is most desirable for a healthy older
adult?
a. Total cholesterol of 300 mg/dl
,b. LDL of 60 mg/dl
c. Triglycerides of 400 mg/dl
d. FBS of 235 - CORRECT ANSWER: LDL of 60 mg/dl
1. The theory of aging that says that personality and coping patterns remain consistent
through life is:
a. continuity
b. gerotranscendence
c. human needs
d. life course - CORRECT ANSWER: a. continuity
1. Which of the following signs would you consider an abnormal finding for a 75 year old
female?
a. blood pressure of 110/78
b. Hct (hematocrit) of .41
c. resting pulse of 80
d. urinary incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER: urinary incontinence
1. Which of the following visual changes is not usually associated with normal aging?
a. presbyopia
b. yellowing of the lens
c. night blindness
d. decreased accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER: night blindness
10. Environmental interventions for patients with dementia include all of the following
except:
a. a cool room temperature
,b. alarms on exits
c. disguising exits
d. areas for safe wandering - CORRECT ANSWER: a. a cool room temperature
10. In caring for a person experiencing delirium, which of the following is least effective
in enhancing communication?
a. speak in simple sentences
b. offer frequent reassurance
c. use physical restraints to control anxious behavior
d. use large print clocks and calendars - CORRECT ANSWER: c. use physical restraints
to control anxious behavior
10. Of the following list, which is the least therapeutic to use as an alternative to
physical restraints?
a. chemical restraints
b. increased staff
c. safer physical design of the living area
d. manipulation of the environment - CORRECT ANSWER: a. chemical restraints
10. Which of the following aging changes is most significant to renal efficiency?
a. loss of up to half of functioning nephrons
b. decreased cardiac output
c. nocturia
d. a and b - CORRECT ANSWER: d. a and b
10. Which of the following questions is least appropriate to ask when taking a
medication history?
a. use of over the counter medications
, b. drug allergies
c. home remedies used
d. all of the above are appropriate - CORRECT ANSWER: d. all of the above are
appropriate
10. Which of the following techniques for developing a web page for older adults is least
appropriate?
a. use large font on the website
b. use computer lingo in the text
c. create a memorable web address
d. make the site user friendly to older adults - CORRECT ANSWER: b. use computer
lingo in the text
11. The aging eye shows all of the following changes except:
a. better ability to focus on near objects
b. decreased lens accommodation
c. decreased peripheral vision
d. presbyopia - CORRECT ANSWER: a. better ability to focus on near objects
12. A 72 year old female with the following assessment factors is admitted to the acute
care for elderly (ACE) unit. Which of the following requires the most immediate
treatment?
a. BP = 140/ 90 mm Hg
b. Hgb (hemoglobin) = 7 g/dl
c. hypogeusia
d. presbycusis - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Hgb (hemoglobin) = 7 g/dl
12. Which of the following is not true about assisted living facilities?
