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NUR208 - Exam 3 Questions with Correct
Answers Graded A+ 2026
Young adulthood
between 20 and 40 years of age (AKA early adulthood)
- legal age of adulthood in US is 18 years of age
Young adulthood Erikson stage
intimacy vs isolation
Young adulthood should achieve the tasks of...
becoming self-supportive, acquiring independence, developing intimate
relationships, and establishing a stable family and lifestyle
Developmental process from adolescence to adulthood is
most often a gradual one
- takes time to move through different stages
At what age do epiphyses of the long bones typically fuse?
Early 20s (peak bone density)
When do physical health, motor coordination, and physiological performance
usually peak?
Between the ages of 20 and 30
By age 30 lenses of the eye
start to stiffen and thicken = changes in vision
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Hair can start to thin and become gray around age
35
By the end of early adulthood, how does the skin change?
it becomes drier and wrinkles start to appear
Physical activity for the young adult should include
aerobic exercise (2.5 hours a week), muscle strengthening activities, and exercises
involving balance and coordination (2 or more days per week)
Benefits of exercise
reduces risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, helps decrease BP and cholesterol,
increases muscle mass and bone mass, provides higher energy levels, improved
cognitive function, decreases in anxiety and depression
What are some health promotion activities that we should be aware of and teach
our young adult patients about?
- exercise
- nutrition (MyPlate)
** reflects healthy food choises
- decrease use of alcohol and tobacco
- encourage positive mental health
- teaching about risks of smoking, vaping, dental health
** regular brushing, flossing, seeing dentist regularly
- visual habits
** taking breaks for reading
Major causes of death in young adulthood are most often related to
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drugs or violence
(preventable)
Preventative health screenings in young adulthood
VERY IMPORTANT
- BP check every 2 years
- cholesterol every 5 years
- screening for diabetes
- pap smears
- mental health screening
- dental exam and cleaning every 6 months
- eye exam every 2 years
- flu shot, tDap or booster
Intimacy in young adulthood
- one of the major tasks of young adulthood
- ability to develop a warm, trusting, honest relationship with another person
- lack of clear sense of identity may contribute to isolation
** may only form casual relationship
** makes it harder to form long term commitments
Stress, coping, and intimate partner violence (IPV)
- multiple roles can contribute to stress and the potential development of
depression or anxiety
- intimate parter violence - against women or men (increased in LGBTQ
community) (1 in 4 women or 1 in 9 men)
What can IPV include
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psychological, physical, sexual, financial and social abuses between intimate
partners
- often leads to isolation, physical trauma, increased rates of cardiovascular
disease, anxiety, depression, HTN and cancer due to stress that occurs
Signs of intimate partner violence
- erratic prenatal care
- erratic child health care appointments
- bruises or lacerations in various stages of healing
- self blame for marital or relationship problems
- history of alcohol or drug abuse in partner
- history of abuse as a child (cycle of violence)
- history of minor battering incidents
IPV signs to watch for
- they use physical aggression (slap, hit, punch, shove)
- they are unpredictable (moods change rapidly and radically)
- they are often jealous, suspicious or angry
- they control their partners time/activities
- they control their partners money
- they use verbal threats, name call, swear, yell at partner
- they isolate their partner and may limit use of the phone
- they minimize their partners feelings --> guilt/shame
- they blame and threaten; may threaten to hurt themselves
- they may force their partner to have sex
- partners may refuse to leave the room or answer for the patient
Sexuality in young adulthood
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NUR208 - Exam 3 Questions with Correct
Answers Graded A+ 2026
Young adulthood
between 20 and 40 years of age (AKA early adulthood)
- legal age of adulthood in US is 18 years of age
Young adulthood Erikson stage
intimacy vs isolation
Young adulthood should achieve the tasks of...
becoming self-supportive, acquiring independence, developing intimate
relationships, and establishing a stable family and lifestyle
Developmental process from adolescence to adulthood is
most often a gradual one
- takes time to move through different stages
At what age do epiphyses of the long bones typically fuse?
Early 20s (peak bone density)
When do physical health, motor coordination, and physiological performance
usually peak?
Between the ages of 20 and 30
By age 30 lenses of the eye
start to stiffen and thicken = changes in vision
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Hair can start to thin and become gray around age
35
By the end of early adulthood, how does the skin change?
it becomes drier and wrinkles start to appear
Physical activity for the young adult should include
aerobic exercise (2.5 hours a week), muscle strengthening activities, and exercises
involving balance and coordination (2 or more days per week)
Benefits of exercise
reduces risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, helps decrease BP and cholesterol,
increases muscle mass and bone mass, provides higher energy levels, improved
cognitive function, decreases in anxiety and depression
What are some health promotion activities that we should be aware of and teach
our young adult patients about?
- exercise
- nutrition (MyPlate)
** reflects healthy food choises
- decrease use of alcohol and tobacco
- encourage positive mental health
- teaching about risks of smoking, vaping, dental health
** regular brushing, flossing, seeing dentist regularly
- visual habits
** taking breaks for reading
Major causes of death in young adulthood are most often related to
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drugs or violence
(preventable)
Preventative health screenings in young adulthood
VERY IMPORTANT
- BP check every 2 years
- cholesterol every 5 years
- screening for diabetes
- pap smears
- mental health screening
- dental exam and cleaning every 6 months
- eye exam every 2 years
- flu shot, tDap or booster
Intimacy in young adulthood
- one of the major tasks of young adulthood
- ability to develop a warm, trusting, honest relationship with another person
- lack of clear sense of identity may contribute to isolation
** may only form casual relationship
** makes it harder to form long term commitments
Stress, coping, and intimate partner violence (IPV)
- multiple roles can contribute to stress and the potential development of
depression or anxiety
- intimate parter violence - against women or men (increased in LGBTQ
community) (1 in 4 women or 1 in 9 men)
What can IPV include
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psychological, physical, sexual, financial and social abuses between intimate
partners
- often leads to isolation, physical trauma, increased rates of cardiovascular
disease, anxiety, depression, HTN and cancer due to stress that occurs
Signs of intimate partner violence
- erratic prenatal care
- erratic child health care appointments
- bruises or lacerations in various stages of healing
- self blame for marital or relationship problems
- history of alcohol or drug abuse in partner
- history of abuse as a child (cycle of violence)
- history of minor battering incidents
IPV signs to watch for
- they use physical aggression (slap, hit, punch, shove)
- they are unpredictable (moods change rapidly and radically)
- they are often jealous, suspicious or angry
- they control their partners time/activities
- they control their partners money
- they use verbal threats, name call, swear, yell at partner
- they isolate their partner and may limit use of the phone
- they minimize their partners feelings --> guilt/shame
- they blame and threaten; may threaten to hurt themselves
- they may force their partner to have sex
- partners may refuse to leave the room or answer for the patient
Sexuality in young adulthood
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