Recognizing the risk for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ...

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Recognizing the risk for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among older adults, nurses should provide health teaching aimed at:
 
  a. discouraging sexual expression
  b. using birth controls measures
  c. avoiding blood transfusions
  d. encouraging condom use

Question 2

In a sad voice, a patient tells the nurse of the recent deaths of a spouse of 50 years and their adult child in an automobile accident. The patient has no other family and only a few friends in the community. What is the priority nursing diagnosis?
 
  a. Spiritual distress, related to being angry with God for taking the family
  b. Risk for suicide, related to recent deaths of significant others
  c. Anxiety, related to sudden and abrupt lifestyle changes
  d. Social isolation, related to loss of existing family

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Because the risk for pregnancy is nonexistent in postmenopausal women, condom use is diminished, which places older adults at risk for AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Safe sex continues to be important and should be taught to the older adult population. Little to no danger exists from blood transfusions.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The patient appears to be experiencing normal grief related to the loss of the family; however, because of age and social isolation, the risk for suicide should be determined and has high priority. No defining characteristics exist for the diagnosis of anxiety or spiritual distress. Risk for suicide is a higher priority than social isolation.

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