Nursing 163 Final Exam Review
Questions and Answers
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN AN ELDERLY PATIENT HAS VAGINAL BLEEDING
AFTER MENOPAUSE? - Answer-REPORT TO PHYSICIAN- COULD INDICATE
UNDERLYING CONDITION LIKE CANCER
WHO IS AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR UTERINE PROLAPSE? - Answer-WOMEN
WHO HAVE GIVEN MULTIPLE BIRTHS
WHAT ARE S/S OF BPH? - Answer-INCREASE IN URINARY FREQUENCY,
NOCTURIA, DECREASED FLOW, URINARY HESITATION
WHAT INTERVENTION SHOULD BE DONE IS A PATIENT IS SHOWING SIGNS &
SYMPTOMS OF BPH? - Answer-SCHEDULE A PROSTATE EXAM
WHAT ARE SOME NORMAL AGE RELATED SKIN CHANGES? - Answer-
SCATTERED BRUISE LIKE AREAS ON THEIR FOREARMS DUE TO INCREASED
FRAGILE CAPILLARIES-SENILE PUPA
IS A MALE WITH DIABETES AT HIGH RISK FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION? -
Answer-YES
IF TWO CONSENTING ADULTS ARE ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY, WHAT
SHOULD THE NURSE DO? - Answer-RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY AND DOOR
CLOSED
DO NOT DISTURB SIGN
OLDER ADULTS ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR STD'S, WHY? - Answer-
DECREASED IMMUNE RESPONSE
NORMAL AGING CHANGES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT? - Answer-SEXUAL
DYSFUNCTION, DISEASE PROCESSES, IMPAIRED MOBILITY
WHAT IS A PRIMARY PREVENTION FOR STDS? - Answer-EDUCATE PATIENT ON
USING CONDOMS
WHEN FEMALES AGE, SOME CHANGES LIKE VAGINAL DRYNESS AND PAINFUL
INTERCOURSE CAN OCCUR. WHAT CAN YOU SUGGEST TO THE PATIENT TO
USE? - Answer-WATER-BASED LUBRICANT
WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS AS TO WHY OLDER ADULTS REFUSE PHYSICAL
EXAMS? - Answer-FINANCES, FEAR OF PHYSICIAN FINDINGS,
TRANSPORTATION, AND FEEL THEY DONT NEED TO SEE A DR.
, WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF A PATIENT IS NON-
ADHERENT TO TAKING THEIR MEDICATIONS? - Answer-PT. IS GETTING WORSE
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP REPEATED COMPLICATIONS
VERBALIZE MEDS ARENT WORKING
NOT SHOWING PROGRESS TOWARDS WELLNESS
IF A PT. IS CRYING WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE ROOM, WHAT WOULD A
THERAPUETIC RESPONSE BE? - Answer-"TELL ME WHATS GOING ON"
USE 'TELL ME" TO GET A EXAGERRATED RESPONSE
WHAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION DO YOU USE WHEN YOU NEED TO OBTAIN
INFORMATION QUICKLY? - Answer-DIRECT QUESTIONS
CAN TOO MUCH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CAUSE COMMUNICATIONS
BARRIERS? - Answer-YES, USE SIMPLE TERMINOLOGY
WHAT ARE SOME INDICATORS OF POSITIVE SELF IMAGE? - Answer-GROOMED
WELL & CLEAN CLOTHING
AGEISM PORTRAYS OLDER ADULTS AS WHAT? - Answer-HANDICAP AND NON-
PRODUCTIVE
WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS OF INEFFECTIVE COPING STRATEGIES? - Answer-SELF
MEDICATING WITH ALCOHOL & DRUGS
S/S OD DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS? - Answer-SUDDEN REVISION OF WILL
GIVING AWAY TREASURED ITEMS
WHAT ARE SOME ADDITIONAL EXPECTED SKIN CHANGES? - Answer-EPIDERMIS
BECOMES FRAGILE
MORE SENSITIVE TO SUN DAMAGE
DECREASED ELASTICITY
WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE HELPS CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS IN THE BONES?
- Answer-WEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISES LIKE WALKING
WHO IS AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS? - Answer-POST-
MENOPAUSE WOMEN
SMOKING
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
WOMEN
WHAT ARE SOME NORMAL AGING CHANGES? - Answer-DECREASED AMOUNT
OF BODY FLUIDS
DRY MUCOUS MEMBRANES
Questions and Answers
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN AN ELDERLY PATIENT HAS VAGINAL BLEEDING
AFTER MENOPAUSE? - Answer-REPORT TO PHYSICIAN- COULD INDICATE
UNDERLYING CONDITION LIKE CANCER
WHO IS AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR UTERINE PROLAPSE? - Answer-WOMEN
WHO HAVE GIVEN MULTIPLE BIRTHS
WHAT ARE S/S OF BPH? - Answer-INCREASE IN URINARY FREQUENCY,
NOCTURIA, DECREASED FLOW, URINARY HESITATION
WHAT INTERVENTION SHOULD BE DONE IS A PATIENT IS SHOWING SIGNS &
SYMPTOMS OF BPH? - Answer-SCHEDULE A PROSTATE EXAM
WHAT ARE SOME NORMAL AGE RELATED SKIN CHANGES? - Answer-
SCATTERED BRUISE LIKE AREAS ON THEIR FOREARMS DUE TO INCREASED
FRAGILE CAPILLARIES-SENILE PUPA
IS A MALE WITH DIABETES AT HIGH RISK FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION? -
Answer-YES
IF TWO CONSENTING ADULTS ARE ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY, WHAT
SHOULD THE NURSE DO? - Answer-RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY AND DOOR
CLOSED
DO NOT DISTURB SIGN
OLDER ADULTS ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR STD'S, WHY? - Answer-
DECREASED IMMUNE RESPONSE
NORMAL AGING CHANGES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT? - Answer-SEXUAL
DYSFUNCTION, DISEASE PROCESSES, IMPAIRED MOBILITY
WHAT IS A PRIMARY PREVENTION FOR STDS? - Answer-EDUCATE PATIENT ON
USING CONDOMS
WHEN FEMALES AGE, SOME CHANGES LIKE VAGINAL DRYNESS AND PAINFUL
INTERCOURSE CAN OCCUR. WHAT CAN YOU SUGGEST TO THE PATIENT TO
USE? - Answer-WATER-BASED LUBRICANT
WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS AS TO WHY OLDER ADULTS REFUSE PHYSICAL
EXAMS? - Answer-FINANCES, FEAR OF PHYSICIAN FINDINGS,
TRANSPORTATION, AND FEEL THEY DONT NEED TO SEE A DR.
, WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF A PATIENT IS NON-
ADHERENT TO TAKING THEIR MEDICATIONS? - Answer-PT. IS GETTING WORSE
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP REPEATED COMPLICATIONS
VERBALIZE MEDS ARENT WORKING
NOT SHOWING PROGRESS TOWARDS WELLNESS
IF A PT. IS CRYING WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE ROOM, WHAT WOULD A
THERAPUETIC RESPONSE BE? - Answer-"TELL ME WHATS GOING ON"
USE 'TELL ME" TO GET A EXAGERRATED RESPONSE
WHAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION DO YOU USE WHEN YOU NEED TO OBTAIN
INFORMATION QUICKLY? - Answer-DIRECT QUESTIONS
CAN TOO MUCH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CAUSE COMMUNICATIONS
BARRIERS? - Answer-YES, USE SIMPLE TERMINOLOGY
WHAT ARE SOME INDICATORS OF POSITIVE SELF IMAGE? - Answer-GROOMED
WELL & CLEAN CLOTHING
AGEISM PORTRAYS OLDER ADULTS AS WHAT? - Answer-HANDICAP AND NON-
PRODUCTIVE
WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS OF INEFFECTIVE COPING STRATEGIES? - Answer-SELF
MEDICATING WITH ALCOHOL & DRUGS
S/S OD DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS? - Answer-SUDDEN REVISION OF WILL
GIVING AWAY TREASURED ITEMS
WHAT ARE SOME ADDITIONAL EXPECTED SKIN CHANGES? - Answer-EPIDERMIS
BECOMES FRAGILE
MORE SENSITIVE TO SUN DAMAGE
DECREASED ELASTICITY
WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE HELPS CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS IN THE BONES?
- Answer-WEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISES LIKE WALKING
WHO IS AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS? - Answer-POST-
MENOPAUSE WOMEN
SMOKING
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
WOMEN
WHAT ARE SOME NORMAL AGING CHANGES? - Answer-DECREASED AMOUNT
OF BODY FLUIDS
DRY MUCOUS MEMBRANES
