Based on recent studies, which statement regarding touch and ...

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Based on recent studies, which statement regarding touch and touch zones is most accurate?
 
  a. Persons age 66 to 100 are the most often touched.
  b. Newly graduated nurses tend to touch clients less often than do nursing stu-dents.
  c. When performing peri-care the nurse is working within the zone of intimacy.
  d. The comfort of touch depends on place, situation, social status, and age.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client with a newly diagnosed chronic illness. In answering the client's questions, the nurse most accurately responds when basing the response on the fact that:
 
  a. the most prevalent form of disease in older adults at this time is acute illness.
  b. although chronic illness lasts a long time, the condition primarily affects the client.
  c. chronic illness is lifelong, and coping can be influenced by perceived uncer-tainty.
  d. the client's acquisition of knowledge of the disease will guarantee successful coping.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The comfort of touch depends on the location, situation, social status, and age. Older adults are frequently isolated and are not touched. There is no evidence to support the statement that graduate nurses touch patients less than nursing students. The zone of intimacy is within an arm's length of the individual, and it is the space used for comforting, protecting, and lovemaking.

Answer to Question 2

Chronic illness is of long duration and coping may be influenced by perceived unknown concerning the disease and its trajectory. The most prevalent form of disease in older adults is chronic illness, not acute illness. Chronic disease impacts both patient and family. Coping with chronic illness is related to more than just knowledge alone.