A 55-Year-Old Female Presents to the Outpatient Clinic Describing Irregular

question 7

Multiple Choice

A 55-year-old female presents to the outpatient clinic describing irregular menstrual periods and hot flashes. Which information should the nurse share with the patient?

• A) The patient's assessment points toward normal menopause.
• B) Those symptoms are normal when a woman undergoes the climacteric.
• C) An assessment is not really needed because these problems are normal for older women.
• D) The patient should stop regular exercise because that is probably causing these symptoms.

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Definitions:

Locus Of Causality

Attribution of behavior to either an aspect of the actor (internal) or to some aspect of the situation (external).

Stability

The condition of being resistant to change and not easily upset or disturbed.

Internality

The belief in one's ability to control events and outcomes in their own life, often associated with a proactive mindset.

Externality

A term in economics where a cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit.