Eliopoulos - Gerontological Nursing
8th Ed - Sexuality and Intimacy Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Origin: Chapter 12- Sexuality and Intimacy, 1
Chapter: 12
Client Needs: C
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Integrated Process: Nursing process
Objective: 1
Page and Header: 144, Attitudes Toward Sex and Older Adults
1. Which statement best captures the predominant societal view of
sexuality in general and sexuality in older adults? - A) Sexuality has
recently become valued and normalized in both older and younger
adults.
B) There is an acknowledgment that sexual interest and activity do
not necessarily decline with age.
C) There is societal recognition that the overall importance of
sexuality remains high across the life span.
D) Stigma and prejudice around sexuality in older adults persists
despite changes in the societal view of sexuality in general.
correct answer : D
,Eliopoulos - Gerontological Nursing
8th Ed - Sexuality and Intimacy Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Feedback:
Inaccuracies and misconceptions around sexuality and older adults
persist, despite profound changes in the societal views of the topic
of sexuality in general. Sexuality is not commonly valued or
recognized by society, and interest and activity are presumed to
decline and even disappear in older age.
Origin: Chapter 12- Sexuality and Intimacy, 2
Chapter: 12
Client Needs: B
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Teaching/learning
Objective: 1
Page and Header: 144, Attitudes Toward Sex and Older Adults
2. The nurse who cares for patients at an assisted living facility is
planning a program to address safer sex in older adults. Why would
this program be important? (Select all that apply.) - A) Susceptibility
to sexually tr
correct answer mitted infections (STIs) increases with age.
,Eliopoulos - Gerontological Nursing
8th Ed - Sexuality and Intimacy Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
B) HIV/AIDS is spreading more quickly among older adults than
among younger adults.
C) Older adults frequently forego condom use because the risk of
pregnancy does not exist.
D) Many older adults assume that STIs are problems of younger
adults only.
E) Because of the hormonal changes that accompany menopause,
older women are in fact more prone to sexually tr
correct answer mitted diseases than younger adults.
correct answer : B, C, D
Feedback:
Older adults often forego condom use and assume STIs are not a
problem, despite the increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS in older
adults. Susceptibility to STIs does not necessarily increase in older
adults in general or in older women specifically. In the older
population, the use of condoms is often avoided because the risk of
pregnancy does not exist. Hormonal changes in menopause do not
increase an older woman's susceptibility to sexually tr
correct answer mitted diseases.
Origin: Chapter 12- Sexuality and Intimacy, 3
, Eliopoulos - Gerontological Nursing
8th Ed - Sexuality and Intimacy Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Chapter: 12
Client Needs: D3
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Process: Teaching/learning
Objective: 2
Page and Header: 146, Symptom Management and Patient
Education
3. A female patient asks about using hormone replacement therapy
(HRT) for menopausal symptoms but is concerned about the risks.
How can the health care provider best guide the patient decision to
begin or forego HRT? - A) "The significant increases in the risk of
heart disease make HRT a risky treatment that is best avoided."
B) "You won't likely be increasing your risk of heart disease if you
begin HRT, but neither will you be preventing."
C) "The overall effectiveness of HRT in alleviating the unwanted
changes that following menopause has been disproven."
D) "HRT can best be described as a tradeoff, where menopausal
symptoms decrease but there is a significantly increased risk of hip
fractures and breast cancer."
8th Ed - Sexuality and Intimacy Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Origin: Chapter 12- Sexuality and Intimacy, 1
Chapter: 12
Client Needs: C
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Integrated Process: Nursing process
Objective: 1
Page and Header: 144, Attitudes Toward Sex and Older Adults
1. Which statement best captures the predominant societal view of
sexuality in general and sexuality in older adults? - A) Sexuality has
recently become valued and normalized in both older and younger
adults.
B) There is an acknowledgment that sexual interest and activity do
not necessarily decline with age.
C) There is societal recognition that the overall importance of
sexuality remains high across the life span.
D) Stigma and prejudice around sexuality in older adults persists
despite changes in the societal view of sexuality in general.
correct answer : D
,Eliopoulos - Gerontological Nursing
8th Ed - Sexuality and Intimacy Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Feedback:
Inaccuracies and misconceptions around sexuality and older adults
persist, despite profound changes in the societal views of the topic
of sexuality in general. Sexuality is not commonly valued or
recognized by society, and interest and activity are presumed to
decline and even disappear in older age.
Origin: Chapter 12- Sexuality and Intimacy, 2
Chapter: 12
Client Needs: B
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Process: Teaching/learning
Objective: 1
Page and Header: 144, Attitudes Toward Sex and Older Adults
2. The nurse who cares for patients at an assisted living facility is
planning a program to address safer sex in older adults. Why would
this program be important? (Select all that apply.) - A) Susceptibility
to sexually tr
correct answer mitted infections (STIs) increases with age.
,Eliopoulos - Gerontological Nursing
8th Ed - Sexuality and Intimacy Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
B) HIV/AIDS is spreading more quickly among older adults than
among younger adults.
C) Older adults frequently forego condom use because the risk of
pregnancy does not exist.
D) Many older adults assume that STIs are problems of younger
adults only.
E) Because of the hormonal changes that accompany menopause,
older women are in fact more prone to sexually tr
correct answer mitted diseases than younger adults.
correct answer : B, C, D
Feedback:
Older adults often forego condom use and assume STIs are not a
problem, despite the increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS in older
adults. Susceptibility to STIs does not necessarily increase in older
adults in general or in older women specifically. In the older
population, the use of condoms is often avoided because the risk of
pregnancy does not exist. Hormonal changes in menopause do not
increase an older woman's susceptibility to sexually tr
correct answer mitted diseases.
Origin: Chapter 12- Sexuality and Intimacy, 3
, Eliopoulos - Gerontological Nursing
8th Ed - Sexuality and Intimacy Exam
Actual Questions and Answers 2026
Chapter: 12
Client Needs: D3
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Process: Teaching/learning
Objective: 2
Page and Header: 146, Symptom Management and Patient
Education
3. A female patient asks about using hormone replacement therapy
(HRT) for menopausal symptoms but is concerned about the risks.
How can the health care provider best guide the patient decision to
begin or forego HRT? - A) "The significant increases in the risk of
heart disease make HRT a risky treatment that is best avoided."
B) "You won't likely be increasing your risk of heart disease if you
begin HRT, but neither will you be preventing."
C) "The overall effectiveness of HRT in alleviating the unwanted
changes that following menopause has been disproven."
D) "HRT can best be described as a tradeoff, where menopausal
symptoms decrease but there is a significantly increased risk of hip
fractures and breast cancer."
