Author Question: The nurse manager overhears health care providers make inaccurate comments about the sexuality of ... (Read 38 times)

oliviahorn72 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse manager overhears health care providers make inaccurate comments about the sexuality of older patients. Which comment should the nurse correct or follow up with teaching?

A) Overall, sex takes longer for older men than younger men..
B) Older people are less sexually responsive than young people..
C) Both men and women have orgasms less often than younger people do..
D) Sexual intercourse is usually not physically possible for older women because vaginal lubricant production ceases with menopause..

Question 2

Which nursing intervention does the nurse add to the care plan to help a patient with thick sputum mobilize and expectorate those secretions?

a. Drink salty fluids such as broth and bouillon.
b. Drink 3 to 4 L of water a day.
c. Inhale cool mist from a vaporizer for 15 minutes four times a day.
d. Sit in a tub of hot water three times a day.

dawsa925 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Though decreased lubrication can result in dyspareunia for older women, lubricant production does not completely cease at menopause and it would be inaccurate to generalize that sex is usually not possible physically. Sex does take longer for older men than younger men. Older people are less sexually responsible than younger people. There is a reduction in orgasm in older people.

Answer to Question 2

B
Encourage fluids to liquefy secretions and aid in their expectoration.