Question 1

What behavior would indicate that the bereaved widow has entered the searching and yearning stage of grief?

Accepted Answer

A)  Renewed interest in social activities 
B)  Signs of depression 
C)  Making plans for the future 
D)  Denial of the loss of her husband 
A)  Renewed interest in social activities 
B)  Signs of depression 
C)  Making plans for the future 
D)  Denial of the loss of her husband B

Question 2

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 4-7 months?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disorientation 
B)  Shock and numbness 
C)  Reorganization 
D)  Searching and yearning 
A)  Disorientation 
B)  Shock and numbness 
C)  Reorganization 
D)  Searching and yearning A

Question 3

What is the correct term for a society in which members of many diverse subcultures must interact?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homogeneous 
B)  Heterogeneous 
C)  Impersonal 
D)  Superficial 
A)  Homogeneous 
B)  Heterogeneous 
C)  Impersonal 
D)  Superficial B

Question 4

What is a typical response for friends when dealing with a grieving person?

Accepted Answer

A)  Avoid discussing the source of grief. 
B)  Encourage discussion of the source of grief. 
C)  Schedule an intervention. 
D)  Try to resolve the grief. 
A)  Avoid discussing the source of grief. 
B)  Encourage discussion of the source of grief. 
C)  Schedule an intervention. 
D)  Try to resolve the grief.

Question 5

How can a nurse most effectively promote social contact and interaction in the long-term care facility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Make a telephone available for family contact. 
B)  Post a list of activities on the bulletin board. 
C)  Tell the patient about social rooms in the facility. 
D)  Accompany the patient to a craft activity. 
A)  Make a telephone available for family contact. 
B)  Post a list of activities on the bulletin board. 
C)  Tell the patient about social rooms in the facility. 
D)  Accompany the patient to a craft activity.

Question 6

How does the nurse define a role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive standard of behavior 
B)  Accepted behavior standard 
C)  Sexually linked standard 
D)  Unchangeable standard 
A)  Positive standard of behavior 
B)  Accepted behavior standard 
C)  Sexually linked standard 
D)  Unchangeable standard

Question 7

When the home health nurse suggests a grief resolution group to the older widow, the widow furiously states, "I don't want or need any help! I want my husband back!" What stage of grief would this be characteristic of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shock 
B)  Searching 
C)  Disorientation 
D)  Reorganization 
A)  Shock 
B)  Searching 
C)  Disorientation 
D)  Reorganization

Question 8

What is grief a normal response to? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of loved ones 
B)  Loss of professional roles 
C)  Loss of dependence 
D)  Loss of health 
E)  Loss of relationships 
A)  Loss of loved ones 
B)  Loss of professional roles 
C)  Loss of dependence 
D)  Loss of health 
E)  Loss of relationships

Question 9

Which of the following would be most likely to experience a problem with role conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  65-year-old grandmother who cares for her grandchildren while the mother works. 
B)  70-year-old retired business owner who comes to help his son run the business. 
C)  75-year-old retired physician who volunteers at a medical screening clinic. 
D)  80-year-old retired school administrator who takes educational foreign cruises several times a year. 
A)  65-year-old grandmother who cares for her grandchildren while the mother works. 
B)  70-year-old retired business owner who comes to help his son run the business. 
C)  75-year-old retired physician who volunteers at a medical screening clinic. 
D)  80-year-old retired school administrator who takes educational foreign cruises several times a year.

Question 10

What would be appropriate sources of support for the grieving patient? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Friends 
B)  Family 
C)  Self-help magazines 
D)  Support groups 
E)  Therapist 
A)  Friends 
B)  Family 
C)  Self-help magazines 
D)  Support groups 
E)  Therapist

Question 11

A 59-year-old construction worker living with his divorced son and 9-year-old grandson was admitted to the hospital 3 days ago with a massive heart attack. His son is out of town on a business trip and has been unable to visit him. His grandson had to go stay with a friend. The social worker tells the nurse that the son stated he will not be able to care for his father when he gets out of the hospital and does not know how he will afford the skilled nursing facility. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impaired social interaction 
B)  Dysfunctional grieving 
C)  Social isolation 
D)  Interrupted family process 
A)  Impaired social interaction 
B)  Dysfunctional grieving 
C)  Social isolation 
D)  Interrupted family process

Question 12

What is the status of any role based upon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Age 
B)  Responsibility 
C)  Society 
D)  Health 
A)  Age 
B)  Responsibility 
C)  Society 
D)  Health

Question 13

The nurse assesses that although the college professor has retired, he still perceives himself as an educator and retains his academic title and professional association membership. How could the change in employment status be reflected in the professor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Altered self-image 
B)  Neglect of his family 
C)  Identity crisis 
D)  Habitual professional behavior 
A)  Altered self-image 
B)  Neglect of his family 
C)  Identity crisis 
D)  Habitual professional behavior

Question 14

The nurse is aware that an older adult may become socially isolated related to the loss of __________. (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  a spouse 
B)  friends to death or relocation 
C)  health 
D)  home 
E)  culture 
A)  a spouse 
B)  friends to death or relocation 
C)  health 
D)  home 
E)  culture

Question 15

Which of the following accurately reflects a homogenous society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Members share a common cultural history 
B)  Members are diverse in role expectation 
C)  Members have conflicted role status 
D)  Members may choose or change role performance 
A)  Members share a common cultural history 
B)  Members are diverse in role expectation 
C)  Members have conflicted role status 
D)  Members may choose or change role performance

Question 16

The recently widowed 65-year-old man has told the nurse that he is so lost without his wife that he is planning to retire, sell his home, and move to a retirement village in another state. What assessment by the nurse would be the most correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive, because it represents a new beginning 
B)  Positive, because it allows him more time to resolve his grief 
C)  Risky, because he is giving up significant supports to his self-image and grief resolution process 
D)  Negative, because he has not thought his plan through 
A)  Positive, because it represents a new beginning 
B)  Positive, because it allows him more time to resolve his grief 
C)  Risky, because he is giving up significant supports to his self-image and grief resolution process 
D)  Negative, because he has not thought his plan through

Question 17

Which stage of grief may last up to 2 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disorientation 
B)  Shock and numbness 
C)  Reorganization 
D)  Searching and yearning 
A)  Disorientation 
B)  Shock and numbness 
C)  Reorganization 
D)  Searching and yearning

Question 18

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disorientation 
B)  Shock and numbness 
C)  Reorganization 
D)  Searching and yearning 
A)  Disorientation 
B)  Shock and numbness 
C)  Reorganization 
D)  Searching and yearning

Question 19

A nurse is counseling an older man who retires from his work and changes his role status. What will likely result in the man having fewer adjustment problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is financially secure. 
B)  He has other roles and relationships. 
C)  He is healthy. 
D)  He has a supportive family. 
A)  He is financially secure. 
B)  He has other roles and relationships. 
C)  He is healthy. 
D)  He has a supportive family.

Question 20

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks to 4 months?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disorientation 
B)  Shock and numbness 
C)  Reorganization 
D)  Searching and yearning 
A)  Disorientation 
B)  Shock and numbness 
C)  Reorganization 
D)  Searching and yearning

What behavior would indicate that the bereaved widow has entered the searching and yearning stage of grief?

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 4-7 months?

What is the correct term for a society in which members of many diverse subcultures must interact?

What is a typical response for friends when dealing with a grieving person?

How can a nurse most effectively promote social contact and interaction in the long-term care facility?

How does the nurse define a role?

When the home health nurse suggests a grief resolution group to the older widow, the widow furiously states, "I don't want or need any help! I want my husband back!" What stage of grief would this be characteristic of?

What is grief a normal response to? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following would be most likely to experience a problem with role conflict?

What would be appropriate sources of support for the grieving patient? (Select all that apply.)

What is the status of any role based upon?

The nurse assesses that although the college professor has retired, he still perceives himself as an educator and retains his academic title and professional association membership. How could the change in employment status be reflected in the professor?

The nurse is aware that an older adult may become socially isolated related to the loss of __________. (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following accurately reflects a homogenous society?

The recently widowed 65-year-old man has told the nurse that he is so lost without his wife that he is planning to retire, sell his home, and move to a retirement village in another state. What assessment by the nurse would be the most correct?

Which stage of grief may last up to 2 years?

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks?

A nurse is counseling an older man who retires from his work and changes his role status. What will likely result in the man having fewer adjustment problems?

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks to 4 months?

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Physiologic Changes

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Communicating with Older Adults

Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutritional Needs

Medications and Older Adults

Health Assessment for Older Adults

Meeting Safety Needs of Older Adults

Cognition and Perception

Self Perception and Self-Concept

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Exam 12: Roles and Relationships

What behavior would indicate that the bereaved widow has entered the searching and yearning stage of grief?

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 4-7 months?

What is the correct term for a society in which members of many diverse subcultures must interact?

What is a typical response for friends when dealing with a grieving person?

How can a nurse most effectively promote social contact and interaction in the long-term care facility?

How does the nurse define a role?

When the home health nurse suggests a grief resolution group to the older widow, the widow furiously states, "I don't want or need any help! I want my husband back!" What stage of grief would this be characteristic of?

What is grief a normal response to? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following would be most likely to experience a problem with role conflict?

What would be appropriate sources of support for the grieving patient? (Select all that apply.)

What is the status of any role based upon?

The nurse assesses that although the college professor has retired, he still perceives himself as an educator and retains his academic title and professional association membership. How could the change in employment status be reflected in the professor?

The nurse is aware that an older adult may become socially isolated related to the loss of __________. (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following accurately reflects a homogenous society?

The recently widowed 65-year-old man has told the nurse that he is so lost without his wife that he is planning to retire, sell his home, and move to a retirement village in another state. What assessment by the nurse would be the most correct?

Which stage of grief may last up to 2 years?

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks?

A nurse is counseling an older man who retires from his work and changes his role status. What will likely result in the man having fewer adjustment problems?

Which stage of grief usually resolves after approximately 2 weeks to 4 months?

Trends and Issues

Theories of Aging

Physiologic Changes

Health Promotion, Health Maintenance, and Home Health Considerations

Communicating with Older Adults

Maintaining Fluid Balance and Meeting Nutritional Needs

Medications and Older Adults

Health Assessment for Older Adults

Meeting Safety Needs of Older Adults

Cognition and Perception

Self Perception and Self-Concept

Coping and Stress

Values and Beliefs

End-of-Life Care

Sexuality and Aging

Care of Aging Skin and Mucous Membranes

Elimination

Activity and Exercise

Sleep and Rest

Filters