Question 1

A nurse is planning care for a 30 year old. Which goal is priority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refine self-perception. 
B)  Master career plans. 
C)  Examine life goals. 
D)  Achieve intimacy. 
A)  Refine self-perception. 
B)  Master career plans. 
C)  Examine life goals. 
D)  Achieve intimacy.

Question 2

A nurse is assessing a middle-aged patient's barriers to change in eating habits. Which areas will the nurse assess that are external barriers? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of facilities 
B)  Lack of materials 
C)  Lack of knowledge 
D)  Lack of social supports 
E)  Lack of short- and long-term goals 
A)  Lack of facilities 
B)  Lack of materials 
C)  Lack of knowledge 
D)  Lack of social supports 
E)  Lack of short- and long-term goals

Question 3

Upon assessment of a middle-aged adult, the nurse observes uneven weight bearing and decreased range of joint motion. Which area is priority?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abuse potential 
B)  Fall precautions 
C)  Stroke prevention 
D)  Self-esteem issues 
A)  Abuse potential 
B)  Fall precautions 
C)  Stroke prevention 
D)  Self-esteem issues

Question 4

A nurse determines that a middle-aged patient is a typical example of the "sandwich generation." What did the nurse discover the patient is caught between?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job responsibilities or family responsibilities 
B)  Stopping old habits and starting new ones 
C)  Caring for children and aging parents 
D)  Advancing in career or retiring 
A)  Job responsibilities or family responsibilities 
B)  Stopping old habits and starting new ones 
C)  Caring for children and aging parents 
D)  Advancing in career or retiring

Question 5

The nurse is caring for a hospitalized young-adult male who works as a dishwasher at a local restaurant. He states that he would like to get a better job but has no education. How can the nurse best assist this patient psychosocially?

Accepted Answer

A)  By providing information and referrals 
B)  By focusing on the patient's medical diagnoses 
C)  By telling the patient that he needs to go back to school 
D)  By expecting the patient to be flexible in decision making 
A)  By providing information and referrals 
B)  By focusing on the patient's medical diagnoses 
C)  By telling the patient that he needs to go back to school 
D)  By expecting the patient to be flexible in decision making

Exam 13: Young and Middle Adults

A nurse is planning care for a 30 year old. Which goal is priority?

A nurse is assessing a middle-aged patient's barriers to change in eating habits. Which areas will the nurse assess that are external barriers? (Select all that apply.)

Upon assessment of a middle-aged adult, the nurse observes uneven weight bearing and decreased range of joint motion. Which area is priority?

A nurse determines that a middle-aged patient is a typical example of the "sandwich generation." What did the nurse discover the patient is caught between?

The nurse is caring for a hospitalized young-adult male who works as a dishwasher at a local restaurant. He states that he would like to get a better job but has no education. How can the nurse best assist this patient psychosocially?

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