NURSING 163 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (RATED A+)
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN AN ELDERLY PATIENT HAS VAGINAL BLEEDING
AFTER MENOPAUSE? - ANSWERREPORT TO PHYSICIAN- COULD INDICATE
UNDERLYING CONDITION LIKE CANCER
WHO IS AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR UTERINE PROLAPSE? -
ANSWERWOMEN WHO HAVE GIVEN MULTIPLE BIRTHS
WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS OF INEFFECTIVE COPING STRATEGIES? -
ANSWERSELF MEDICATING WITH ALCOHOL & DRUGS
S/S OD DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS? - ANSWERSUDDEN REVISION OF
WILL
GIVING AWAY TREASURED ITEMS
WHAT ARE SOME ADDITIONAL EXPECTED SKIN CHANGES? -
ANSWEREPIDERMIS BECOMES FRAGILE
MORE SENSITIVE TO SUN DAMAGE
DECREASED ELASTICITY
WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE HELPS CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS IN THE
BONES? - ANSWERWEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISES LIKE WALKING
WHAT ARE S/S OF BPH? - ANSWERINCREASE IN URINARY FREQUENCY,
NOCTURIA, DECREASED FLOW, URINARY HESITATION
WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS AS TO WHY OLDER ADULTS REFUSE PHYSICAL
EXAMS? - ANSWERFINANCES, 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? - ANSWERPT. 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 INTERVENTION SHOULD BE DONE IS A PATIENT IS SHOWING SIGNS &
SYMPTOMS OF BPH? - ANSWERSCHEDULE A PROSTATE EXAM
WHAT ARE SOME NORMAL AGE RELATED SKIN CHANGES? -
ANSWERSCATTERED BRUISE LIKE AREAS ON THEIR FOREARMS DUE TO
INCREASED FRAGILE CAPILLARIES-SENILE PUPA
IS A MALE WITH DIABETES AT HIGH RISK FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION? -
ANSWERYES
IF TWO CONSENTING ADULTS ARE ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY, WHAT
SHOULD THE NURSE DO? - ANSWERRESPECT THEIR PRIVACY AND DOOR
CLOSED
DO NOT DISTURB SIGN
OLDER ADULTS ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR STD'S, WHY? -
ANSWERDECREASED IMMUNE RESPONSE
NORMAL AGING CHANGES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT? - ANSWERSEXUAL
DYSFUNCTION, DISEASE PROCESSES, IMPAIRED MOBILITY
WHAT IS A PRIMARY PREVENTION FOR STDS? - ANSWEREDUCATE 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? - ANSWERWATER-BASED LUBRICANT
WHAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION DO YOU USE WHEN YOU NEED TO OBTAIN
INFORMATION QUICKLY? - ANSWERDIRECT QUESTIONS
CAN TOO MUCH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CAUSE COMMUNICATIONS
BARRIERS? - ANSWERYES, USE SIMPLE TERMINOLOGY
WHAT ARE SOME INDICATORS OF POSITIVE SELF IMAGE? -
ANSWERGROOMED WELL & CLEAN CLOTHING
AGEISM PORTRAYS OLDER ADULTS AS WHAT? - ANSWERHANDICAP AND
NON-PRODUCTIVE
WHO IS AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS? - ANSWERPOST-
MENOPAUSE WOMEN
SMOKING
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
WOMEN
WHAT ARE SOME NORMAL AGING CHANGES? - ANSWERDECREASED
AMOUNT OF BODY FLUIDS
DRY MUCOUS MEMBRANES
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (RATED A+)
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN AN ELDERLY PATIENT HAS VAGINAL BLEEDING
AFTER MENOPAUSE? - ANSWERREPORT TO PHYSICIAN- COULD INDICATE
UNDERLYING CONDITION LIKE CANCER
WHO IS AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR UTERINE PROLAPSE? -
ANSWERWOMEN WHO HAVE GIVEN MULTIPLE BIRTHS
WHAT ARE SOME SIGNS OF INEFFECTIVE COPING STRATEGIES? -
ANSWERSELF MEDICATING WITH ALCOHOL & DRUGS
S/S OD DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS? - ANSWERSUDDEN REVISION OF
WILL
GIVING AWAY TREASURED ITEMS
WHAT ARE SOME ADDITIONAL EXPECTED SKIN CHANGES? -
ANSWEREPIDERMIS BECOMES FRAGILE
MORE SENSITIVE TO SUN DAMAGE
DECREASED ELASTICITY
WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE HELPS CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS IN THE
BONES? - ANSWERWEIGHT-BEARING EXERCISES LIKE WALKING
WHAT ARE S/S OF BPH? - ANSWERINCREASE IN URINARY FREQUENCY,
NOCTURIA, DECREASED FLOW, URINARY HESITATION
WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS AS TO WHY OLDER ADULTS REFUSE PHYSICAL
EXAMS? - ANSWERFINANCES, 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? - ANSWERPT. 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 INTERVENTION SHOULD BE DONE IS A PATIENT IS SHOWING SIGNS &
SYMPTOMS OF BPH? - ANSWERSCHEDULE A PROSTATE EXAM
WHAT ARE SOME NORMAL AGE RELATED SKIN CHANGES? -
ANSWERSCATTERED BRUISE LIKE AREAS ON THEIR FOREARMS DUE TO
INCREASED FRAGILE CAPILLARIES-SENILE PUPA
IS A MALE WITH DIABETES AT HIGH RISK FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION? -
ANSWERYES
IF TWO CONSENTING ADULTS ARE ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY, WHAT
SHOULD THE NURSE DO? - ANSWERRESPECT THEIR PRIVACY AND DOOR
CLOSED
DO NOT DISTURB SIGN
OLDER ADULTS ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR STD'S, WHY? -
ANSWERDECREASED IMMUNE RESPONSE
NORMAL AGING CHANGES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT? - ANSWERSEXUAL
DYSFUNCTION, DISEASE PROCESSES, IMPAIRED MOBILITY
WHAT IS A PRIMARY PREVENTION FOR STDS? - ANSWEREDUCATE 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? - ANSWERWATER-BASED LUBRICANT
WHAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION DO YOU USE WHEN YOU NEED TO OBTAIN
INFORMATION QUICKLY? - ANSWERDIRECT QUESTIONS
CAN TOO MUCH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CAUSE COMMUNICATIONS
BARRIERS? - ANSWERYES, USE SIMPLE TERMINOLOGY
WHAT ARE SOME INDICATORS OF POSITIVE SELF IMAGE? -
ANSWERGROOMED WELL & CLEAN CLOTHING
AGEISM PORTRAYS OLDER ADULTS AS WHAT? - ANSWERHANDICAP AND
NON-PRODUCTIVE
WHO IS AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS? - ANSWERPOST-
MENOPAUSE WOMEN
SMOKING
SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE
WOMEN
WHAT ARE SOME NORMAL AGING CHANGES? - ANSWERDECREASED
AMOUNT OF BODY FLUIDS
DRY MUCOUS MEMBRANES
