NU 345 EXTRA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is the typical age at which gender identification is established?
a) Before the age of three.
c) During puberty.
c) By maturity.
d) At birth. The answer is a) by the age of three.
A patient with schizophrenia who has been taking antipsychotic medicine for
several years informs the nurse that he has sexual problems. What does the
nurse think is causing this problem?
a) Interpersonal relationships are disrupted.
b) The mental illness.
b) An adverse reaction to the drugs.
d) Growing older. - ANSWER c) A pharmaceutical side effect.
When is hormone therapy started to undergo surgical gender reassignment?
a) After the client shows they genuinely want to alter their gender.
b) When the client adopts the attire and etiquette of the favoured gender.
b) After the client has lived the cross-gender role successfully for a while.
d) Has changed their name and legal status by taking the necessary legal
actions. - ANSWER a) When the customer has effectively shown that they
genuinely want to alter their gender.
What is the nurse's most therapeutic ANSWER when a client with paraphilia
inclinations tells her, "I'm disgusted with my lifestyle?"
a) Reassure him that treatment is effective for his condition.
b) Explain to him that acknowledging that his conduct is unhealthy is the first
step towards controlling it.
c) Examine him for the presence of suicidal thoughts.
, d) Suggest behavioral modification treatment that is administered inpatient.
ANSWER c) Examine him for the presence of suicidal thoughts.
A client with gender dysphoria is under the nurse's care. What does the nurse
anticipate seeing?
a) Strong, object-focused sexual cravings.
b) Unease with one's biological gender.
b) Self-humiliation while engaging in sexual activity.
d) The inability to sustain arousal throughout intercourse. ANSWER b)
Discomfort with one's gender by birth.
A client's sexual history is being taken by the nurse. The nurse wants to
determine whether the client's long-term usage of psychiatric medication is
causing sexual dysfunction. In what manner might the nurse initiate this
conversation?
Some patients have reported changes in their sexual function after using this
medicine. Have you encountered this issue?
b) What sexual function issues are you experiencing?
c) Do you have any issues that you're too ashamed to talk about?
d) What sexual issues have you faced difficulties with? - ANSWER a) When
taking this medicine, some patients have seen alterations in their sexual
function. Have you encountered this issue?
A woman who has experienced legal problems as a result of her exhibitionism
asks the nurse if she may take any medicine to assist manage her feelings. What
information was available from the nurse?
a) Off-label usage of fluoxetine (Prozac) has shown some promise.
b) No recognized drugs exist to treat this condition.
c) It has been demonstrated that haloperidol (Haldol) PRN works well.
d) MAOI drugs have demonstrated efficacy in treating this disorder. -
ANSWER a) Off-label use of fluoxetine (Prozac) has shown some promise.
A client who has been diagnosed with a sexual dysfunction is receiving health
education from the nurse. What will be the main topic of instruction?
ANSWERS
What is the typical age at which gender identification is established?
a) Before the age of three.
c) During puberty.
c) By maturity.
d) At birth. The answer is a) by the age of three.
A patient with schizophrenia who has been taking antipsychotic medicine for
several years informs the nurse that he has sexual problems. What does the
nurse think is causing this problem?
a) Interpersonal relationships are disrupted.
b) The mental illness.
b) An adverse reaction to the drugs.
d) Growing older. - ANSWER c) A pharmaceutical side effect.
When is hormone therapy started to undergo surgical gender reassignment?
a) After the client shows they genuinely want to alter their gender.
b) When the client adopts the attire and etiquette of the favoured gender.
b) After the client has lived the cross-gender role successfully for a while.
d) Has changed their name and legal status by taking the necessary legal
actions. - ANSWER a) When the customer has effectively shown that they
genuinely want to alter their gender.
What is the nurse's most therapeutic ANSWER when a client with paraphilia
inclinations tells her, "I'm disgusted with my lifestyle?"
a) Reassure him that treatment is effective for his condition.
b) Explain to him that acknowledging that his conduct is unhealthy is the first
step towards controlling it.
c) Examine him for the presence of suicidal thoughts.
, d) Suggest behavioral modification treatment that is administered inpatient.
ANSWER c) Examine him for the presence of suicidal thoughts.
A client with gender dysphoria is under the nurse's care. What does the nurse
anticipate seeing?
a) Strong, object-focused sexual cravings.
b) Unease with one's biological gender.
b) Self-humiliation while engaging in sexual activity.
d) The inability to sustain arousal throughout intercourse. ANSWER b)
Discomfort with one's gender by birth.
A client's sexual history is being taken by the nurse. The nurse wants to
determine whether the client's long-term usage of psychiatric medication is
causing sexual dysfunction. In what manner might the nurse initiate this
conversation?
Some patients have reported changes in their sexual function after using this
medicine. Have you encountered this issue?
b) What sexual function issues are you experiencing?
c) Do you have any issues that you're too ashamed to talk about?
d) What sexual issues have you faced difficulties with? - ANSWER a) When
taking this medicine, some patients have seen alterations in their sexual
function. Have you encountered this issue?
A woman who has experienced legal problems as a result of her exhibitionism
asks the nurse if she may take any medicine to assist manage her feelings. What
information was available from the nurse?
a) Off-label usage of fluoxetine (Prozac) has shown some promise.
b) No recognized drugs exist to treat this condition.
c) It has been demonstrated that haloperidol (Haldol) PRN works well.
d) MAOI drugs have demonstrated efficacy in treating this disorder. -
ANSWER a) Off-label use of fluoxetine (Prozac) has shown some promise.
A client who has been diagnosed with a sexual dysfunction is receiving health
education from the nurse. What will be the main topic of instruction?
