NUR 1100 Exam #3 Questions
and Answers Latest Versions
2025 Graded A+.
Which factor would the nurse consider when communicating
with adolescents?
Be alert for clues to their emotional state.
Ask closed-ended questions to get straight answers.
Avoid looking for meaning behind adolescents' words or
actions.
Avoid discussing sensitive issues such as sex and drugs.
Be alert for clues to their emotional state.
Adolescents are searching for their identities and trying to
become emotionally independent from parents while still
maintaining family ties. Depression, substance abuse, and
violence are all real concerns during this period; thus, the nurse
must be aware of an adolescent's emotional state. Open-ended
questions are used to get more detailed answers. The nurse
would look for meaning behind adolescents' words or actions. It is
also important to discuss issues such as sex and drugs; sex and
drugs are very important issues during this age
Which sense is affected by presbyopia?
Hearing
Sight
,Smell
Taste
Sight
Sensory changes in the eyes are characterized by the presence
of decreased accommodation to near or far vision, which is called
presbyopia. Sensory changes in the ears include thickening of the
tympanic membrane and sclerosis of the ear. Sensory changes of
smell include a diminished sense of smell. Sensory changes in
taste are often characterized by fewer taste buds.
Which clinical feature is related to depression in older
adults?
Apraxia
Agitation
Hypervigilance
Impaired orientation
Agitation
Psychomotor disorientation, or agitation, is commonly seen in
patients with depression. Apraxia is a clinical feature associated
with dementia but not depression. Patients with delirium have
increased alertness (hypervigilance). However, the alertness in
patients with depression is usually normal. Impaired orientation is
associated with delirium, and patients with depression may have
selective disorientation.
A patient is in labor with her first baby, which is coming 2
weeks early. Her husband is in the military and might not get
back in time, and neither family is able to be with her during
labor. Which support person employed by the birthing area is
,the health care provider most likely to call in to be present
during labor?
Nurse
Midwife
Assistant
Lay doula
Lay doula
A lay doula is a support person who is present during labor to
assist women who have no other source of support. This woman
has no family available to support her during the laboring process
and delivery. Although the nurse and a midwife would be
supportive during labor, the scope of practice for nurses and
midwives far exceeds that of a support person present during
labor. An assistant is incorrect.
Which condition does the nurse suspect in an older-adult
patient who has reported daily hearing decline?
Delirium
Dementia
Presbyopia
Presbycusis
Prebycusis
Presbycusis refers to the progressive loss of hearing that occurs
with age. Delirium is a cognitive impairment resulting in a
confused state. Dementia is an impairment of intellectual
functioning that interferes with social and occupational
functioning. Presbyopia is a progressive decline of vision.
, Which factor would the nurse assess when determining the
knowledge base of a middle-aged adult with chronic illness
and his or her family? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
The medical course of the illness
The prognosis for the patient
Coping mechanisms of the patient and family
The need for community and social services
The family's nutritional needs
The medical course of the illness
The prognosis for the patient
Coping mechanisms of the patient and family
The need for community and social services
When assessing a patient with a chronic illness, the nurse should
determine how much the patient and the family know about how
the illness has progressed and the long-term prognosis for the
patient. This includes understanding the patient's and family's
ability and readiness to accept the illness and the outlook for the
patient. Understanding the coping mechanisms used by the
patient and family helps the nurse to determine how to teach and
counsel them about the treatment regimen and whether or not
community or social services are needed and will be accepted to
help the patient and family.
and Answers Latest Versions
2025 Graded A+.
Which factor would the nurse consider when communicating
with adolescents?
Be alert for clues to their emotional state.
Ask closed-ended questions to get straight answers.
Avoid looking for meaning behind adolescents' words or
actions.
Avoid discussing sensitive issues such as sex and drugs.
Be alert for clues to their emotional state.
Adolescents are searching for their identities and trying to
become emotionally independent from parents while still
maintaining family ties. Depression, substance abuse, and
violence are all real concerns during this period; thus, the nurse
must be aware of an adolescent's emotional state. Open-ended
questions are used to get more detailed answers. The nurse
would look for meaning behind adolescents' words or actions. It is
also important to discuss issues such as sex and drugs; sex and
drugs are very important issues during this age
Which sense is affected by presbyopia?
Hearing
Sight
,Smell
Taste
Sight
Sensory changes in the eyes are characterized by the presence
of decreased accommodation to near or far vision, which is called
presbyopia. Sensory changes in the ears include thickening of the
tympanic membrane and sclerosis of the ear. Sensory changes of
smell include a diminished sense of smell. Sensory changes in
taste are often characterized by fewer taste buds.
Which clinical feature is related to depression in older
adults?
Apraxia
Agitation
Hypervigilance
Impaired orientation
Agitation
Psychomotor disorientation, or agitation, is commonly seen in
patients with depression. Apraxia is a clinical feature associated
with dementia but not depression. Patients with delirium have
increased alertness (hypervigilance). However, the alertness in
patients with depression is usually normal. Impaired orientation is
associated with delirium, and patients with depression may have
selective disorientation.
A patient is in labor with her first baby, which is coming 2
weeks early. Her husband is in the military and might not get
back in time, and neither family is able to be with her during
labor. Which support person employed by the birthing area is
,the health care provider most likely to call in to be present
during labor?
Nurse
Midwife
Assistant
Lay doula
Lay doula
A lay doula is a support person who is present during labor to
assist women who have no other source of support. This woman
has no family available to support her during the laboring process
and delivery. Although the nurse and a midwife would be
supportive during labor, the scope of practice for nurses and
midwives far exceeds that of a support person present during
labor. An assistant is incorrect.
Which condition does the nurse suspect in an older-adult
patient who has reported daily hearing decline?
Delirium
Dementia
Presbyopia
Presbycusis
Prebycusis
Presbycusis refers to the progressive loss of hearing that occurs
with age. Delirium is a cognitive impairment resulting in a
confused state. Dementia is an impairment of intellectual
functioning that interferes with social and occupational
functioning. Presbyopia is a progressive decline of vision.
, Which factor would the nurse assess when determining the
knowledge base of a middle-aged adult with chronic illness
and his or her family? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
The medical course of the illness
The prognosis for the patient
Coping mechanisms of the patient and family
The need for community and social services
The family's nutritional needs
The medical course of the illness
The prognosis for the patient
Coping mechanisms of the patient and family
The need for community and social services
When assessing a patient with a chronic illness, the nurse should
determine how much the patient and the family know about how
the illness has progressed and the long-term prognosis for the
patient. This includes understanding the patient's and family's
ability and readiness to accept the illness and the outlook for the
patient. Understanding the coping mechanisms used by the
patient and family helps the nurse to determine how to teach and
counsel them about the treatment regimen and whether or not
community or social services are needed and will be accepted to
help the patient and family.
