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aging exam 4
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changes that occur in women after the loss of estrogen after menopause | thinning of the vaginal walls |
Something that would NOT be true regarding the impact of cognitive function on sexuality | Hypersexuality being common in older adults |
If you’re asking questions during a sexual assessment of an older adult, what are/is some questions that would be asked? | Has your sexuality changed as you aged? |
Something that is NOT considered a barrier to sexual health in older adults | Hypersexuality |
Something that is NOT a component of the PLISSIT model | seeking informed consent |
The most common form of elder mistreatment? | neglect |
What are examples that illustrate an unlikely perpetrator of elder mistreatment would be? | A neighbor who cooks lunch for the older adult, a woman recovering from hip surgery, and a neighbor helping with household chores |
an example of caregiver neglect | An older patient with dementia going to a provider for a routine exam and the clinician noting that the patient is poorly dressed, uncombed hair, looks malnourished |
For an older adult that is being neglected/abused, what is NOT a reason for reporting that neglect/abuse? | fear that the abuse might decrease |
political economic theory | Older adults’ are often disfranchised from society as their prior responsibilities and self-care is shifted to others |
Something that is NOT true relating to factors that put older adults with dementia at an increased risk for mistreatment | Lower levels of caregiver burnout |
What is NOT a mode of an older adult contracting HIV? | Vertible? Transmission during pregnancy idk wtf this bitch said |
HIV prevention methods that are NOT appropriate in older adults | Decreasing the impact of disease |
A statement that is false relating to the difficulty of treating AIDS in older adults | Rapid response to treatment |
An older adult patient living with HIV who is very anxious and feels that he’s unable to enjoy life, what treatment can be recommended for this patient? | Palliative care |
If a nurse is caring for patient in the LGBTQ community, a term that does NOT apply to characterize the patient’s sexual, physical, emotional attraction to others would be? | Men who have sex with women |
A nurse caring for a variety of patients who identify in different ways with the sex that each person is born with, what term would NOT apply to the LGTBQ patient? | Cis-neutral |
A person from the LGBTQ community explains to the nurse that he identifies as a man, what would the proper terminology be for this patient? | Trans-gender male |
The nurse is taking history from a trans-gender female during a conversation, how should the nurse address the patient? | Ask the patient what pronouns they prefer or how they prefer to be addressed |
A trans-gender female patient recently undergoes gender reassignment surgery, which cancer should they be screened for? | Prostate cancer |
A trans-gender male patient recently undergoes gender reassignment surgery, which cancer should they be screened for? | Breast cancer |
If a person from the LGBTQ community takes medications to reduce the male pattern of hair growth, alter the distribution of body fat, and increase breast size, gets a routine exam, what should the nurse be looking for? | Signs and symptoms of VTE, CV disease, and stroke |
If an older adult patient, who is trans-gender male, is being administered to a nursing facility and has NOT gone through gender reassignment surgery and does NOT disclose their gender identity to the nurse, what would NOT be a true statement? | The fear of being assigned a room based on the gender they identify with |
If an older adult that suffers with multiple comorbid conditions, which of the following are NOT considered a geriatric syndrome? | pneumonia |
An older adult is hospitalized in an acute care setting, which protocol is NOT among the standard protocols to prevent adverse outcomes? | Protocols for detection of cognitive changes |
If you have an older adult who is hospitalized for acute care of the elderly, what would be a benefit of the ACE unit? | Increased chance of being discharged to the nursing home |
If an older adult is admitted to the hospital due to a hip fracture, and the nurse taking care of the patient finds that the patient has difficulty remembering names and places among admission. How could the HELP program benefit this patient? | Preventing cognitive decline |
Evidence-based transition care models (TSMs) target which medical conditions in older adults? | Heart failure, Implant/graft complications, Septicemia |
How can a nurse prepare a 70 year-old patient for discharge to home? | Ensure that the patient and caregiver understand when the next follow-up visits occur. Make sure the caregiver understands how to care for the patient at home. Make sure that the patient and caregiver understand all the medications and instructions. |