Which statement does the nurse recognize as being a myth about ...

[armygirl]

Which statement does the nurse recognize as being a myth about sex and the elderly?
 
  A) Sexual responsiveness diminishes in old age.
  B) Most women lose interest in sex after menopause.
  C) Most men in their eighties achieve erections and are capable of intercourse.
  D) An individual's sexual preferences and behaviors are the same in old age as in midlife.

Question 2

An elderly female patient who experienced a hemorrhagic stroke has a poor prognosis and multiple functional deficits, including dysphagia.
 
  A family meeting has been organized to discuss the possibility of tube feeding, and the patient's daughter is incredulous that a tube feed has not yet been introduced, stating, The only thing worse than dying of a stroke would be to starve to death. What principle should underlie a response to the daughter?
  A) There are potential benefits to withholding artificial hydration and nutrition.
  B) The food energy derived from artificial hydration and nutrition can exacerbate disease processes.
  C) It is unethical to withhold artificial hydration and nutrition unless it is physiologically impossible.
  D) Unconscious patients are unable to metabolize nutrients that are derived from tube feeds or parenteral nutrition.

[Swizqar]

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Sexual behaviors and preferences remain stable into old age, and elderly men are capable of intercourse. Although sexual responsiveness typically declines, many postmenopausal women gain a new interest in sex, possibly because they no longer have to fear an unwanted pregnancy or because they have more time and privacy with their children grown and gone.

Answer to Question 2

A

[armygirl]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[shailee]

Excellent