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2025/2026 GERIATRIC NURSING EXAM WITH
CURRENTLTY COMPLETE TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS/GUARANTEED
PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
GN
Ace your Geriatric Nursing Exam with this targeted guide,
designed to master the unique health challenges,
pharmacological management, and psychosocial needs of the
older adult population. This resource delivers scenario-based
practice questions covering polypharmacy, dementia care, and
functional decline prevention.
For an individual with age-related hearing loss, which sound
is most difficult to hear? ...... ANSWER ....... A young
child talking in a cafeteria line
Pain of gastrointestinal origin is best differentiated from pain
of cardiac origin by the presence of: ...... ANSWER .......
substernal chest discomfort
The progression of intermittent claudication is measured by
the: ...... ANSWER ....... distance walked before leg pain
starts.
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An early sign of alcohol withdrawal is: ...... ANSWER .......
diaphoresis.
A stage III pressure ulcer is characterized by: ...... ANSWER
....... deep craters with or without undermining and full-
thickness skin loss involving subcutaneous tissue
The primary risk factor for the development of pressure
ulcers in older adult patients is: ...... ANSWER .......
immobility.
An 80-year-old resident of a retirement center states that
something is wrong with the lighting in the room because
colored rings appear around the light bulbs. The resident
most likely has: ...... ANSWER ....... glaucoma.
The most common cause of chronic pain in older adults is:
...... ANSWER ....... arthritis.
A 72-year-old man with asthma, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, and chronic anxiety is admitted to a
nursing home. Care plan objectives for this man include:
...... ANSWER ....... adherence to his medication
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regimen, inhalation therapy, and instruction about
methods of conserving energy.
A 65-year-old man with a 45-year history of smoking
complains of a change in his cough pattern, a nonproductive
cough, and an ache in his chest. The man's chest x-ray
reveals an infiltrate. The gerontological nurse suspects:
...... ANSWER ....... a lung tumor.
Which symptom in older adults is most indicative of a
urinary tract infection? ...... ANSWER ....... Confusion
Which is a risk factor for vaginitis in older adult women?
...... ANSWER ....... Prolonged antibiotic therapy
Which condition might be indicated by an increase in
hemoglobin values? ...... ANSWER ....... Dehydration
An 83-year-old female patient underwent a total hip
replacement three days ago. She should not cross her legs
because: ...... ANSWER ....... adduction of the hip can
cause dislocation of the prosthesis.
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A 76-year-old patient with osteoarthritis complains of pain,
stiffness, and deformities of the fingers. The gerontological
nurse recommends ...... ANSWER ....... exercise
A factor that contributes to hypothermia in older adults is:
...... ANSWER ....... decreased activity
Heat stroke is a serious form of hyperthermia that is
characterized by ...... ANSWER ....... absence of
sweating
A gerontological nurse is teaching dressing techniques to a
patient with right hemiplegia and a severe speech
impairment. An appropriate first step in the nurse's teaching
would be to: ...... ANSWER ....... demonstrate the proper
way to put on a shirt.
Older adults with Parkinson disease exhibit: ...... ANSWER
....... rigidity and tremor at rest.
To prevent injury, a gerontological nurse advises an older
adult who is taking tricyclic antidepressants to: ......
2025/2026 GERIATRIC NURSING EXAM WITH
CURRENTLTY COMPLETE TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS/GUARANTEED
PASS/TOP-RATED A+.
GN
Ace your Geriatric Nursing Exam with this targeted guide,
designed to master the unique health challenges,
pharmacological management, and psychosocial needs of the
older adult population. This resource delivers scenario-based
practice questions covering polypharmacy, dementia care, and
functional decline prevention.
For an individual with age-related hearing loss, which sound
is most difficult to hear? ...... ANSWER ....... A young
child talking in a cafeteria line
Pain of gastrointestinal origin is best differentiated from pain
of cardiac origin by the presence of: ...... ANSWER .......
substernal chest discomfort
The progression of intermittent claudication is measured by
the: ...... ANSWER ....... distance walked before leg pain
starts.
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An early sign of alcohol withdrawal is: ...... ANSWER .......
diaphoresis.
A stage III pressure ulcer is characterized by: ...... ANSWER
....... deep craters with or without undermining and full-
thickness skin loss involving subcutaneous tissue
The primary risk factor for the development of pressure
ulcers in older adult patients is: ...... ANSWER .......
immobility.
An 80-year-old resident of a retirement center states that
something is wrong with the lighting in the room because
colored rings appear around the light bulbs. The resident
most likely has: ...... ANSWER ....... glaucoma.
The most common cause of chronic pain in older adults is:
...... ANSWER ....... arthritis.
A 72-year-old man with asthma, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, and chronic anxiety is admitted to a
nursing home. Care plan objectives for this man include:
...... ANSWER ....... adherence to his medication
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regimen, inhalation therapy, and instruction about
methods of conserving energy.
A 65-year-old man with a 45-year history of smoking
complains of a change in his cough pattern, a nonproductive
cough, and an ache in his chest. The man's chest x-ray
reveals an infiltrate. The gerontological nurse suspects:
...... ANSWER ....... a lung tumor.
Which symptom in older adults is most indicative of a
urinary tract infection? ...... ANSWER ....... Confusion
Which is a risk factor for vaginitis in older adult women?
...... ANSWER ....... Prolonged antibiotic therapy
Which condition might be indicated by an increase in
hemoglobin values? ...... ANSWER ....... Dehydration
An 83-year-old female patient underwent a total hip
replacement three days ago. She should not cross her legs
because: ...... ANSWER ....... adduction of the hip can
cause dislocation of the prosthesis.
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A 76-year-old patient with osteoarthritis complains of pain,
stiffness, and deformities of the fingers. The gerontological
nurse recommends ...... ANSWER ....... exercise
A factor that contributes to hypothermia in older adults is:
...... ANSWER ....... decreased activity
Heat stroke is a serious form of hyperthermia that is
characterized by ...... ANSWER ....... absence of
sweating
A gerontological nurse is teaching dressing techniques to a
patient with right hemiplegia and a severe speech
impairment. An appropriate first step in the nurse's teaching
would be to: ...... ANSWER ....... demonstrate the proper
way to put on a shirt.
Older adults with Parkinson disease exhibit: ...... ANSWER
....... rigidity and tremor at rest.
To prevent injury, a gerontological nurse advises an older
adult who is taking tricyclic antidepressants to: ......
