NUR 353 Exam 2 questions with answers

NUR 353 Exam 2 questions with answers
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A 55-year-old female presents to the outpatient clinic describing
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irregular menstrual periods and hot flashes. Which information
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should the nurse share with the patient?
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The patient should stop regular exercise because that is
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probably causing these symptoms. \| \| \|




Those symptoms are abnormal when a woman undergoes the
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climacteric.
An assessment is not really needed because these problems are
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normal for older women.\| \| \|




The patient's assessment points toward normal menopause. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Normal menopause \| \| \|




A 50-year-old male patient is seen in the clinic. He tells a nurse
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that he has recently lost his job and his wife of 26 years has
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asked for a divorce. He has a flat affect. Family history reveals
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that his father committed suicide at the age of 53. The nurse
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assesses for the following: \| \| \|




Iron deficiency anemia
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Sexually transmitted infection \| \|




Cardiovascular disease \|




Depression - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Depression \| \| \| \|




A nurse determines that a middle-aged patient is a typical
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example of the "sandwich generation." What did the nurse
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discover the patient is caught between?
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,Job responsibilities or family responsibilities
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Stopping old habits and starting new ones \| \| \| \| \| \|




Advancing in career or retiring \| \| \| \|




Caring for children and aging parents - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Children & aging parents \| \| \|




A nurse is preparing a health promotion course for a group of
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middle adults. Which of the following strategies should the nurse
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recommend? (select all that apply.) \| \| \| \|




Decrease intake of calcium supplements \| \| \| \|




Eye examination every 1-3 years
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Dexascan screening for osteoporosis \| \| \|




Screening for depressive disorders - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔All
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but decreased intake of Ca
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Upon assessment of a middle-aged adult, the nurse observes
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uneven weight bearing and decreased range of joint motion.
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Which area is priority? \| \| \|




Abuse potential \|




Fall Precautions
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Stroke prevention \|




Self-esteem issues - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Fall precautions \| \| \| \| \| \|




What is the major component of life transitions in the older
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adult?
a. change
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,b. increased happiness
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c. loss
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d. independence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c loss
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Life transitions, of which loss is a major component, include
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retirement and the associated financial changes, changes in
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roles and relationships, alterations in health and functional
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ability, changes in one's social network, and relocation. p. 180
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Potter


The suicide rate of which group is the highest in the United
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States?
a. Black females over the age of 85
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b. Black males over the age of 85
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c. White females over the age of 85
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d. White males over the age of 85 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d
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In fact, white men age 85 and older have the highest suicide
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rate in the United States (National Institute of Mental Health,
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n.d.Links to an external site.). Potter p. 179
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An older adult who is subject to threats, insults, harassment and
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isolation is receiving what kind of mistreatment?
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a. physical abuse
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b. financial exploitation
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c. psychosocial/emotional abuse
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d. self-neglect - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c psycho/emotional
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, These are verbal and nonverbal acts that inflict mental pain,
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anguish and distress. Potter p. 188
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An example of therapeutic touch for the older age group
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includes all of the following except:
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a. Touching their arm
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b. Standing close to another
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c. Patting someone on the head
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d. Reaching to hold someone's hand - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c
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patting


p. 188 Potter, do not use touch in a condescending manner such
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as patting an older adult on the head.
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Forgetfulness is an expected consequence of aging. \| \| \| \| \| \|




True
False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔false
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Forgetfulness as an expected consequence of aging is a myth. \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|


Potter p. 179 \| \|




What primary prevention measures are appropriate to
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implement to maintain optimum mobility? SATA \| \| \| \| \|




a. Fall prevention measures
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b. Optimal nutrition
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