Which statement is not true of older adult relationships? a. ...

[Bob-Dole]

Which statement is not true of older adult relationships?
 
  a. After 50 years of marriage, a couple can face new and severe challenges to their relationship.
  b. Older adults often hold their families together by arranging get-togethers and do-cumenting the family history and rituals.
  c. Losing a brother or sister brings an elder face to face with his or her own death.
  d. For older adults, friends can never take the place of family.

Question 2

The nurse distrusts the male caregiver, the son of an older female adult, and collaborates with social services about potential resources for abused older adults.
 
  Which characteris-tics of the caregiver does the nurse report to social services as indicators of potential elder abuse? a. Collects unemployment benefits
  b. Finds fault with any nursing care
  c. Takes frequent breaks for smoking
  d. Lives in the same house as his mother
  e. Makes demands on assistive personnel
  f. Sits at patient's bedside for hours daily

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Answer to Question 1

D

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A Incorrect. This is a true statement. Physical and psychosocial changes related to aging, such as declining health, reduced income, and mismatched needs, may cause a severe strain even in a couple who have been together for 50 years or more.
B Incorrect. This is a true statement. A person who fulfills such a role is known as a kin-keeper.
C Incorrect. This is a true statement. The impact of the loss of a brother or sister, not only at the time of the death but also when a younger survivor reaches the age at which the lost sibling died, can be quite disruptive.
D Correct. Friendships can provide the commitment and support that is sometimes lacking in family relationships.

Answer to Question 2

B, D, E

a. Incorrect. Lack of employment is not a characteristic of an elder abuser although this problem can frustrate the individual; however, financial dependency on the abused is a predictor for abuse.
b. Correct. The male caregiverand sonof this woman criticizes the nursing care exces-sively and demonstrates a lack of appreciation, a common characteristic of an elder abuser.
c. Incorrect. Although smoking is an unhealthy habit and exposes the older adult to second-hand unhealthy air, smoking is not a characteristic of an elder abuser.
d. Correct. Because the majority of caregiving occurs in the home and the majority of abuse occurs in the family, this caregiver has characteristics of a potential abuser.
e. Correct. Aggressive, combative, provocative, and overly demanding behavior is characte-ristic of an elder abuser.
f. Incorrect. This characteristic in isolation is not a characteristic of an elder abuser because concerned, caring family members keep bedside vigils, also.