An older female adult lost her brother recently, provides care ...

[lak]

An older female adult lost her brother recently, provides care for her husband who has health needs, and must move to a new location after 35 years in the same house.
 
  When she comes to be seen at primary care with clinical indicators of influenza, the nurse recognizes the following: a. She is exhibiting attention-seeking behaviors.
  b. Crises and stressors can impair physical health.
  c. Her greatest need is respite care for her husband.
  d. Crisis leads to a lower functional status for the victim.

Question 2

Which is a true statement about sleep in older adults?
 
  a. The time spent in bed increases, but the time spent asleep decreases.
  b. The amount of leg movement during sleep remains steady throughout life.
  c. Rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep becomes more unevenly distributed with age.
  d. The amount of stage III sleep increases steadily throughout life.

[fatboyy09]

Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect. She may be seeking attention, but that does not make the stress and illness any less real.
B Correct. Her resistance to disease is likely to be lower due to the effects of heavy stresses acting simultaneously.
C Incorrect. Her greatest need at this moment is to be treated for the flu. Respite care may be necessary but is not sufficient.
D Incorrect. Successful coping with a crisis may lead to a higher level of func-tioning.

Answer to Question 2

A

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A Correct. Older persons tend to spend less time asleep than younger persons even though they spend more time in bed. This is because sleep takes longer to arrive and is more fragmented.
B Incorrect. Leg movements during sleep often tend to increase with age.
C Incorrect. REM sleep becomes more evenly distributed with age.
D Incorrect. Stage III sleep decreases with age and virtually disappears in older adults.