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The nurse assesses a client for the presence of presbycusis, which is the:
 
  1. Loss of the eye's ability to accommodate to distance
  2. Changes in the sense of touch due to dermal alterations
  3. Diminished ability in hearing acuity
  4. Changes in sense of balance

Question 2

The community health nurse is asked by the older adults in a senior center to discuss how age affects sexuality. The priority information the nurse should convey is:
 
  1. Sex can be an important part of their lives
  2. Aging effectively terminates sexuality
  3. Production of sperm decreases with aging
  4. Production of androgen hormones increases with aging



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Answer to Question 1

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Presbycusis refers to a diminished ability in hearing acuity related to inability to perceive certain tones. 1. Presbyopia is loss of ability of the eye to accommodate to changing distances. 2. This is not an explanation of presbycusis. 4. Proprioception refers to sense of balance.

Answer to Question 2

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Physiologic changes in the reproductive system do not mean sexuality is impaired or that intima-cy is taboo. Many older adults enjoy various forms and degrees of intimacy and sexual relations. 2. This is false. 3. Sperm production continues well into old age. 4. Androgen production de-creases with aging.





 

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