A recent graduate nurse has been assigned to be a primary nurse on a geriatric unit. After completing a review of development and aging, the nurse recalls that changes during the climac-teric signify which of the following?
a. A characteristic of young adulthood
b. The increased reproductive ability of the older adult
c. A time of significant change in cognitive performance in middle age
d. A decline of reproductive capacity caused by a decrease in sexual hormones
D
Climacteric is a term used to describe the decline of reproductive capacity and accompanying changes brought about by the decrease in sexual hormones. This affects men and women diffe-rently. Men begin to experience decreased fertility, but they are able to continue to father child-ren. Menopause, when a woman stops ovulating and menstruating, occurs only when 12 months have passed since the last menstrual flow. Climacteric is a characteristic of middle adulthood usually referring to those years between 40 and 65 . Changes in the cognitive function of mid-dle-age adults are few except during illness or trauma.
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