Deck 23: Relationships, Roles, and Transitions

Question 1

As older persons' health begins to deteriorate, caregiving often becomes the responsibility of their middle-aged children.Of the following people, who is the most likely to provide care for an aging parent?

A)A middle-aged son who is married and works full time from his home office
B)A middle-aged daughter-in-law who is a stay-at-home mother
C)A middle-aged daughter who is married and works part-time
D)A middle-aged son who is married and works part-time

Answer 1

A middle-aged daughter who is married and works part-time

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the role of grandparents is true?

A)The usefulness of grandparents declined with the advent of the industrial age.
B)Today, many grandparents are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren.
C)The value of grandparents is to provide gifts to younger family members.
D)Traditionally, parents are subordinate to the grandparents in caregiving.

Answer 2

Today, many grandparents are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren.

Question 3

Which statement is true about the relationships of older persons?

A)Loneliness is evidence of self-centredness and unwillingness to love.
B)A person may be lonely even when surrounded by other people.
C)Hostile behaviour indicates that a person prefers to be left alone.
D)A pet cannot substitute for human attention.

Answer 3

A person may be lonely even when surrounded by other people.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about caregiving?

A)Dementia in an older person can cause grief in the caregiver, comparable to the grief from the older person's death.
B)Middle-aged adults and older parents reverse lifelong caregiving roles with increasing age.
C)Older persons should relocate to the caregiver's home when long distances separate the two.
D)Increasing numbers of adult children who are developmentally disabled become caregivers for their older parents.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about older-person relationships is true?

A)After 50 years of marriage, a couple can face new and severe challenges to their relationship.
B)Older persons are usually alienated from their family members and their care is abandoned to institutions.
C)Older persons find rewarding relationships by becoming a member of a church.
D)For older persons, friends can never take the place of family.

Question 6

Which following older person is most likely to need preretirement counselling to avoid significant concerns in retirement?

A)A woman who is a certified public accountant
B)A woman who receives cash for cleaning services
C)A middle-aged male adult who has a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus
D)An older male clerk who works for Canada Post

Question 7

The World Health Organization defines sexual health as a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being related to sexuality.What is the most common reason for sexual inactivity among older persons who have a partner?

A)Sexual prowess and desire wane as the individual ages.
B)Sexual inactivity is related to the male partner, who has poor health.
C)Sex is not as important as it was when a couple was trying to have children.
D)Social and cultural rules determine sexual inactivity in older persons.

Question 8

What is the most important element for older persons to have to enhance their transition into retirement?

A)Good health
B)A private pension
C)A registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)
D)Preretirement planning

Question 9

Which older person will have the highest economic risk at the beginning of retirement?

A)An older divorced female who has lived in this country for eight years
B)An older male veteran, who is an above-the-knee amputee, and who was a teacher
C)An older female, who is a widow and a primary care nurse practitioner
D)An older male, who immigrated from China, and designs computer software

Question 10

The children of an older female adult ask the nurse for advice about helping their mother heal after her husband's death.Which strategy should the nurse share with the family?

A)Appoint one family member to take the mother on outings.
B)Coordinate family expressions of care and concern.
C)Have each child plan a long trip with their mother's assistance.
D)Take the mother to community events to meet other people.

Question 11

The community health nurse delivers a program about retirement planning to middle-aged adults, and wants to them to choose the year of their retirement.On which of the following areas should participants focus to ease their transition into retirement?

A)The kind of legacy they want to leave behind
B)The type of setting they prefer for their personal residence
C)The location of convenient health care services
D)The ability to maintain a stable standard of living

Question 12

As the wife of a university president, an older female adult met exciting people and travelled extensively until her husband died.The nurse identifies that, besides grieving an intimate partner, this woman is most likely to grieve for the loss of which area of her life?

A)Self-confidence
B)Economic security
C)Status in community
D)Intellectual stimulation