GERIA Exam ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Core elements of gerontological nursing practice that follows a systematic approach that uses
existing research for clinical decision-making? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔EVIDENCE
BASED PRACTICE
In what year does the first article on the nursing of the aged was published? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔1904
What way to categorize ageism when an institution perpetuates ageism through its action? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔INSTITUTIONAL AGEISM (MACRO LEVEL)
What are the ways to categorize ageism? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔INSTITUTIONAL
AGEISM, INTERPERSONAL AGEISM, INTERNALIZED AGEISM
Views aging as occurring at molecular and cellular level - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔BIOLOGICAL THEORIES
Views aging as a series of predetermined events - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔NONSTOCHASTIC
"Error catastrophe theory of aging" - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ORGEL/ERROR THEORY
It suggest that cells divide whereupon the cell's infrastructure recognizes this inability to
further divide and triggers apoptosis sequence or cell death - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔HAYFLICK PHENOMENON OR HUMAN FIBROBLAST REPLICATIVE
SENESCENCE MODEL
Theory that opposes to the biological implication of the anatomic deterioration - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES
A ______ life will be full of happiness that comes from achieving something really difficult,
rather than just having it handed to you - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔EUDAIMONISTIC
,True or False: Nurse must work with older adults need to have competencies specific to
gerontological nursing to promote the highest possible quality of care to older adults -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TRUE
true or false: Maslow (1954) surmised that a hierarchy of 6 needs motivates human behavior -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔FALSE - FIVE NEEDS
true or false: Acute care of the elderly (ACE) includes a geriatrician, pharmacists, case
manager, physical therapist, geriatric nurse - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TRUE
true or false: To be successful in preparing the next generation of nurses, educators must
consider introducing ethnogerontology throughout the curriculum and rely only in a
specialization or concentration in aging to close the gap - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔FALSE
- NOT OVERLY RELY ON A SPECIALIZATION OR CONCENTRATION IN AGING
true or false: Acculturation is a degree to which individuals have moved from their original
system of cultural values and beliefs toward a new system - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔TRUE
true or false: First stage of cultural competence: Conscious Competence - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔FALSE - UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCE
true or false: Fancapes focuses on physical functioning - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TRUE
true or false: Cognitive assessment takes about 10 mins, 17, items, maximum of 40 items in
total - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔FALSE - 7 MINS, MAXIMUM OF 30 ITEMS
true or false: Mini Cog Test takes about 3 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TRUE
true or false: Goal of modified level of care is for extension of life - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔FALSE - EXTENSION OF LIFE WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE BURDEN OF
TREATMENT
, Where can elderly individuals who can do most of their activities of daily living (ADLs) but
may require supervision with some tasks like dressing or taking medications find
personalized care in a smaller, family-like environment?
a) Independent living
b) Foster care homes/group homes
c) Adult day care
d) Rehabilitation centers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b) Foster care homes/group homes
What type of care is provided in centers that offer health and social services for a portion of
the day, typically for older adults who need supervision and social interaction during the day?
a) Adult day care
b) Skilled care units (SNFs)
c) Home health care
d) Independent living - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a) Adult day care
In which setting are nurse-run clinics typically found, focusing on managing chronic illness
and providing follow-up care after hospital discharge?
a) Adult day care
b) Home health care
c) Rehabilitation centers
d) Community settings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d) Community settings
What is the primary goal of hospice care?
a) Maximize independence
b) Prevent complications
c) Provide pain management and psychosocial care through the dying process
d) Promote maximal function - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c) Provide pain management and
psychosocial care through the dying process
Which type of care is provided to patients who require more intensive nursing care than
traditional nursing homes can provide but less intensive than acute care hospitals?
a) Subacute/Transitional care
CORRECT Answers
Core elements of gerontological nursing practice that follows a systematic approach that uses
existing research for clinical decision-making? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔EVIDENCE
BASED PRACTICE
In what year does the first article on the nursing of the aged was published? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔1904
What way to categorize ageism when an institution perpetuates ageism through its action? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔INSTITUTIONAL AGEISM (MACRO LEVEL)
What are the ways to categorize ageism? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔INSTITUTIONAL
AGEISM, INTERPERSONAL AGEISM, INTERNALIZED AGEISM
Views aging as occurring at molecular and cellular level - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔BIOLOGICAL THEORIES
Views aging as a series of predetermined events - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔NONSTOCHASTIC
"Error catastrophe theory of aging" - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ORGEL/ERROR THEORY
It suggest that cells divide whereupon the cell's infrastructure recognizes this inability to
further divide and triggers apoptosis sequence or cell death - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔HAYFLICK PHENOMENON OR HUMAN FIBROBLAST REPLICATIVE
SENESCENCE MODEL
Theory that opposes to the biological implication of the anatomic deterioration - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES
A ______ life will be full of happiness that comes from achieving something really difficult,
rather than just having it handed to you - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔EUDAIMONISTIC
,True or False: Nurse must work with older adults need to have competencies specific to
gerontological nursing to promote the highest possible quality of care to older adults -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TRUE
true or false: Maslow (1954) surmised that a hierarchy of 6 needs motivates human behavior -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔FALSE - FIVE NEEDS
true or false: Acute care of the elderly (ACE) includes a geriatrician, pharmacists, case
manager, physical therapist, geriatric nurse - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TRUE
true or false: To be successful in preparing the next generation of nurses, educators must
consider introducing ethnogerontology throughout the curriculum and rely only in a
specialization or concentration in aging to close the gap - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔FALSE
- NOT OVERLY RELY ON A SPECIALIZATION OR CONCENTRATION IN AGING
true or false: Acculturation is a degree to which individuals have moved from their original
system of cultural values and beliefs toward a new system - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔TRUE
true or false: First stage of cultural competence: Conscious Competence - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔FALSE - UNCONSCIOUS COMPETENCE
true or false: Fancapes focuses on physical functioning - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TRUE
true or false: Cognitive assessment takes about 10 mins, 17, items, maximum of 40 items in
total - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔FALSE - 7 MINS, MAXIMUM OF 30 ITEMS
true or false: Mini Cog Test takes about 3 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔TRUE
true or false: Goal of modified level of care is for extension of life - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔FALSE - EXTENSION OF LIFE WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE BURDEN OF
TREATMENT
, Where can elderly individuals who can do most of their activities of daily living (ADLs) but
may require supervision with some tasks like dressing or taking medications find
personalized care in a smaller, family-like environment?
a) Independent living
b) Foster care homes/group homes
c) Adult day care
d) Rehabilitation centers - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b) Foster care homes/group homes
What type of care is provided in centers that offer health and social services for a portion of
the day, typically for older adults who need supervision and social interaction during the day?
a) Adult day care
b) Skilled care units (SNFs)
c) Home health care
d) Independent living - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a) Adult day care
In which setting are nurse-run clinics typically found, focusing on managing chronic illness
and providing follow-up care after hospital discharge?
a) Adult day care
b) Home health care
c) Rehabilitation centers
d) Community settings - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d) Community settings
What is the primary goal of hospice care?
a) Maximize independence
b) Prevent complications
c) Provide pain management and psychosocial care through the dying process
d) Promote maximal function - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c) Provide pain management and
psychosocial care through the dying process
Which type of care is provided to patients who require more intensive nursing care than
traditional nursing homes can provide but less intensive than acute care hospitals?
a) Subacute/Transitional care
