GERONTOLOGIC NURSING CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
●● 2. A nurse is teaching an older person about the concept of successful
aging. Which of the nurse's questions addresses an important contributor
to successful aging?
A) "Are you largely free of acute or chronic illnesses?"
B) "Do you feel financially secure?"
C) "Do you feel like you actively engage with life?"
D) "Do you have a reliable support network?"
Answer: Ans: C
Research has indicated that an active engagement with life is central to
successful and healthy aging. Absence of illness, financial security, and
the nature of a person's support network are not identified components
of successful aging.
,●● 3. An older adult has recently begun to display unprecedented lapses
in short-term memory. The nurse overhears a colleague reassuring the
person by saying, "Try not to worry; it's just a part of growing older."
The nurse recognizes that this is an example of what phenomenon?
A) Multiple jeopardy
B) Gerontophobia
C) Age attribution
D) Implicit ageism
Answer: Ans: C
Age attribution is the act of attributing a problem to age rather than to a
pathology, as in the colleague's statement. Multiple jeopardy is the
compounding of discrimination based on factors such as race and
gender, while gerontophobia is the fear or hatred of older people.
Implicit ageism is the unrecognized, negative perception of older people.
●● 4. A nurse hears a colleague make the statement, "Most older adults
have nothing to worry about financially." Which of the following
responses is most appropriate?
,A) "You have to remember that there's a huge economic disparity among
older adults."
B) "Actually, the number of older people living below the poverty line
has been increasing, not decreasing."
C) "This isn't really true now, but it is true that the gaps that
disadvantaged groups live with are expected to shrink."
D) "This is true for some groups, but not for minorities who are less
likely to be living with their relatives."
Answer: Ans: A
An important consideration with regard to economic conditions of older
adults is the tremendous range in financial status, which varies
significantly according to race, gender, and living arrangements. The
number of adults living below the poverty line, however, has decreased
in recent years. The disparities that separate disadvantaged groups from
more economically secure older adults are predicted to persist.
Minorities are more likely, not less likely, to be living with their
relatives.
●● 5. A nurse is conducting a study on the needs and living situations of
older adults in the community. Which of the following statements should
the nurse take into account?
, A) A majority of older Americans will live in a nursing home at some
point.
B) More older men live alone than older women.
C) Assisted living arrangements have become increasingly common.
D) Most older Americans reside in some form of institutional
arrangement.
Answer: Ans: C
Assisted living arrangements have become an increasingly common
alternative to nursing homes. The number of Americans living in nursing
homes has recently decreased, not increased, and more older women live
alone than do older men. Ninety percent of older Americans live in an
apartment or house, rather than in an institutional arrangement.
●● 6. A nurse who provides care to many older adults recognizes the
importance of implementing a wellness approach to care. What principle
underlies this approach to the health care of older adults?
A) Older adults have decreasing expectations for wellness as they move
through the aging process.
EVALUATION COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
●● 2. A nurse is teaching an older person about the concept of successful
aging. Which of the nurse's questions addresses an important contributor
to successful aging?
A) "Are you largely free of acute or chronic illnesses?"
B) "Do you feel financially secure?"
C) "Do you feel like you actively engage with life?"
D) "Do you have a reliable support network?"
Answer: Ans: C
Research has indicated that an active engagement with life is central to
successful and healthy aging. Absence of illness, financial security, and
the nature of a person's support network are not identified components
of successful aging.
,●● 3. An older adult has recently begun to display unprecedented lapses
in short-term memory. The nurse overhears a colleague reassuring the
person by saying, "Try not to worry; it's just a part of growing older."
The nurse recognizes that this is an example of what phenomenon?
A) Multiple jeopardy
B) Gerontophobia
C) Age attribution
D) Implicit ageism
Answer: Ans: C
Age attribution is the act of attributing a problem to age rather than to a
pathology, as in the colleague's statement. Multiple jeopardy is the
compounding of discrimination based on factors such as race and
gender, while gerontophobia is the fear or hatred of older people.
Implicit ageism is the unrecognized, negative perception of older people.
●● 4. A nurse hears a colleague make the statement, "Most older adults
have nothing to worry about financially." Which of the following
responses is most appropriate?
,A) "You have to remember that there's a huge economic disparity among
older adults."
B) "Actually, the number of older people living below the poverty line
has been increasing, not decreasing."
C) "This isn't really true now, but it is true that the gaps that
disadvantaged groups live with are expected to shrink."
D) "This is true for some groups, but not for minorities who are less
likely to be living with their relatives."
Answer: Ans: A
An important consideration with regard to economic conditions of older
adults is the tremendous range in financial status, which varies
significantly according to race, gender, and living arrangements. The
number of adults living below the poverty line, however, has decreased
in recent years. The disparities that separate disadvantaged groups from
more economically secure older adults are predicted to persist.
Minorities are more likely, not less likely, to be living with their
relatives.
●● 5. A nurse is conducting a study on the needs and living situations of
older adults in the community. Which of the following statements should
the nurse take into account?
, A) A majority of older Americans will live in a nursing home at some
point.
B) More older men live alone than older women.
C) Assisted living arrangements have become increasingly common.
D) Most older Americans reside in some form of institutional
arrangement.
Answer: Ans: C
Assisted living arrangements have become an increasingly common
alternative to nursing homes. The number of Americans living in nursing
homes has recently decreased, not increased, and more older women live
alone than do older men. Ninety percent of older Americans live in an
apartment or house, rather than in an institutional arrangement.
●● 6. A nurse who provides care to many older adults recognizes the
importance of implementing a wellness approach to care. What principle
underlies this approach to the health care of older adults?
A) Older adults have decreasing expectations for wellness as they move
through the aging process.
