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GERONTOLOGY NCLEX REVIEW EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Chronological age is your age based on:
- how well you feel
- the passage of time
- if you floss your teeth
- how fabulous you look - correct answer- b) the passage of
time
An experienced nurse tells a younger nurse who is working in a retirement home that older adults have "outlived their usefulness." What is the term for this type of prejudice?
- racism
- agism
- harassment
- whistle blowing - correct answer- b) agism
A nursing instructor teaching classes in gerontology to nursing students discusses myths related to the aging of adults. Which statement is a MYTH about older adults?
- most older adults live in their own homes
- healthy older adults enjoy sexual activity 1 / 2
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- old age means mental deterioration
- older adults want to be attractive to others - correct answer-
- old age means mental deterioration
Why do we separate the young-old from the old-old?
- to determine social security costs
- needs and resource use differs
- the young-old are more heterogenous
- we love statistics and graphs - correct answer- b) needs and
resource use differs
A nursing intervention directed toward primary prevention in the
older adult focuses on:
- disease management
- routine health screenings
- controlling symptoms of illness
- teaching positive health behaviors - correct answer- d)
teaching positive health behaviors
Which of the following are characteristics of a chronic illness (select all that apply)
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