- | Page
GERI FINAL VERSION 1,2 AND 3 NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTION S AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW VERSION!!
The health care professional who wants to gain experience in working with older adults who are post-acutely recovering from serious illness or injury, have challenging medical issues needing 24-hour per day nursing, but who cannot yet tolerate a full rehabilitation program may be best suited for employment
in what setting:
- acute care hospital
- assisted living
- rehabilitation
- subacute care
Correct answer: d) subacute care
Explanation: Subacute care settings provide intensive nursing
care for patients recovering from acute conditions who aren’t ready for full rehab, unlike acute care (short-term) or assisted living (less intensive).
---
- | Page
Which of the following levels of care would be most appropriate for a healthy 84-year-old man who can take care of himself, but wants to live in a place where he can socialize and have help available if needed?
- a group foster home
- a transitional care unit
- an independent unit in a senior living complex
- assisted living in a nursing home
Correct answer: c) an independent unit in a senior living
complex
Explanation: This option supports independence with access to
socialization and optional help, fitting his needs better than more intensive care settings.
---
Which of the following is not true about assisted living facilities?
- if their care needs become too great, they may have to seek
other living arrangements
- | Page
- persons pay for assistance out of pocket
- the average resident is in his 60s
- they have assumed about 15% of the previous nursing home
population
Correct answer: c) the average resident is in his 60s
Explanation: The average age of assisted living residents is
typically older (80s), not 60s, as they require some assistance with daily activities.
---
A person aged 84 would be classified, according to current
systems, as:
- young
- middle
- old
- very old
Correct answer: b) middle
Explanation: Commonly, 65-74 is “young old,” 75-84 is
“middle old,” 85-99 is “old old,” and 100+ is “very old.”
- | Page
---
The clinical nurse specialist (CNS) in gerontology differs from
the GNP in that:
- the GNP usually works in a collaborative practice with a
- the CNS has less education than the GNP
- the GNP has a doctorate
- the CNS does less consulting than the GNP
physician
Correct answer: a) the GNP usually works in a collaborative
practice with a physician
Explanation: GNPs (Gerontological Nurse Practitioners) often
collaborate with physicians in primary care roles, while CNSs focus more on education, consultation, and system-level improvements.
---
What is the most compelling reason for health professionals to be educated in the area of gerontology?
- to address the comprehensive nursing shortage