NUR 353 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NUR 353 EXAM
2 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
A 55-year-old female presents to the outpatient clinic describing irregular menstrual periods
and hot flashes. Which information should the nurse share with the patient?
The patient should stop regular exercise because that is probably causing these symptoms.
Those symptoms are abnormal when a woman undergoes the climacteric.
An assessment is not really needed because these problems are normal for older women.
The patient's assessment points toward normal menopause. - Correct answer ✔✔ Normal
menopause
A 50-year-old male patient is seen in the clinic. He tells a nurse that he has recently lost his job
and his wife of 26 years has asked for a divorce. He has a flat affect. Family history reveals that
his father committed suicide at the age of 53. The nurse assesses for the following:
Iron deficiency anemia
Sexually transmitted infection
Cardiovascular disease
Depression - Correct answer ✔✔ Depression
A nurse determines that a middle-aged patient is a typical example of the "sandwich
generation." What did the nurse discover the patient is caught between?
Job responsibilities or family responsibilities
Stopping old habits and starting new ones
Advancing in career or retiring
Caring for children and aging parents - Correct answer ✔✔ Children & aging parents
A nurse is preparing a health promotion course for a group of middle adults. Which of the
following strategies should the nurse recommend? (select all that apply.)
,Decrease intake of calcium supplements
Eye examination every 1-3 years
Dexascan screening for osteoporosis
Screening for depressive disorders - Correct answer ✔✔ All but decreased intake of Ca
Upon assessment of a middle-aged adult, the nurse observes uneven weight bearing and
decreased range of joint motion. Which area is priority?
Abuse potential
Fall Precautions
Stroke prevention
Self-esteem issues - Correct answer ✔✔ Fall precautions
What is the major component of life transitions in the older adult?
a. change
b. increased happiness
c. loss
d. independence - Correct answer ✔✔ c loss
Life transitions, of which loss is a major component, include retirement and the associated
financial changes, changes in roles and relationships, alterations in health and functional ability,
changes in one's social network, and relocation. p. 180 Potter
The suicide rate of which group is the highest in the United States?
a. Black females over the age of 85
b. Black males over the age of 85
c. White females over the age of 85
d. White males over the age of 85 - Correct answer ✔✔ d
, In fact, white men age 85 and older have the highest suicide rate in the United States (National
Institute of Mental Health, n.d.Links to an external site.). Potter p. 179
An older adult who is subject to threats, insults, harassment and isolation is receiving what kind
of mistreatment?
a. physical abuse
b. financial exploitation
c. psychosocial/emotional abuse
d. self-neglect - Correct answer ✔✔ c psycho/emotional
These are verbal and nonverbal acts that inflict mental pain, anguish and distress. Potter p. 188
An example of therapeutic touch for the older age group includes all of the following except:
a. Touching their arm
b. Standing close to another
c. Patting someone on the head
d. Reaching to hold someone's hand - Correct answer ✔✔ c patting
p. 188 Potter, do not use touch in a condescending manner such as patting an older adult on the
head.
Forgetfulness is an expected consequence of aging.
True
False - Correct answer ✔✔ false
Forgetfulness as an expected consequence of aging is a myth. Potter p. 179
2 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
A 55-year-old female presents to the outpatient clinic describing irregular menstrual periods
and hot flashes. Which information should the nurse share with the patient?
The patient should stop regular exercise because that is probably causing these symptoms.
Those symptoms are abnormal when a woman undergoes the climacteric.
An assessment is not really needed because these problems are normal for older women.
The patient's assessment points toward normal menopause. - Correct answer ✔✔ Normal
menopause
A 50-year-old male patient is seen in the clinic. He tells a nurse that he has recently lost his job
and his wife of 26 years has asked for a divorce. He has a flat affect. Family history reveals that
his father committed suicide at the age of 53. The nurse assesses for the following:
Iron deficiency anemia
Sexually transmitted infection
Cardiovascular disease
Depression - Correct answer ✔✔ Depression
A nurse determines that a middle-aged patient is a typical example of the "sandwich
generation." What did the nurse discover the patient is caught between?
Job responsibilities or family responsibilities
Stopping old habits and starting new ones
Advancing in career or retiring
Caring for children and aging parents - Correct answer ✔✔ Children & aging parents
A nurse is preparing a health promotion course for a group of middle adults. Which of the
following strategies should the nurse recommend? (select all that apply.)
,Decrease intake of calcium supplements
Eye examination every 1-3 years
Dexascan screening for osteoporosis
Screening for depressive disorders - Correct answer ✔✔ All but decreased intake of Ca
Upon assessment of a middle-aged adult, the nurse observes uneven weight bearing and
decreased range of joint motion. Which area is priority?
Abuse potential
Fall Precautions
Stroke prevention
Self-esteem issues - Correct answer ✔✔ Fall precautions
What is the major component of life transitions in the older adult?
a. change
b. increased happiness
c. loss
d. independence - Correct answer ✔✔ c loss
Life transitions, of which loss is a major component, include retirement and the associated
financial changes, changes in roles and relationships, alterations in health and functional ability,
changes in one's social network, and relocation. p. 180 Potter
The suicide rate of which group is the highest in the United States?
a. Black females over the age of 85
b. Black males over the age of 85
c. White females over the age of 85
d. White males over the age of 85 - Correct answer ✔✔ d
, In fact, white men age 85 and older have the highest suicide rate in the United States (National
Institute of Mental Health, n.d.Links to an external site.). Potter p. 179
An older adult who is subject to threats, insults, harassment and isolation is receiving what kind
of mistreatment?
a. physical abuse
b. financial exploitation
c. psychosocial/emotional abuse
d. self-neglect - Correct answer ✔✔ c psycho/emotional
These are verbal and nonverbal acts that inflict mental pain, anguish and distress. Potter p. 188
An example of therapeutic touch for the older age group includes all of the following except:
a. Touching their arm
b. Standing close to another
c. Patting someone on the head
d. Reaching to hold someone's hand - Correct answer ✔✔ c patting
p. 188 Potter, do not use touch in a condescending manner such as patting an older adult on the
head.
Forgetfulness is an expected consequence of aging.
True
False - Correct answer ✔✔ false
Forgetfulness as an expected consequence of aging is a myth. Potter p. 179
