The home health nurse is painfully aware that older adults living independently have many barriers to providing themselves with adequate nutrition, which include __________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. difficulty chewing.
b. lack of transportation to shop.
c. financial limitations.
d. lack of motivation to cook.
e. sensory changes.
ANS: A, B, C, D, E
You might also like to view...
It is determined that 30% of a child's body is burned. Burned areas are assessed as second-degree when they involve
A) only the epithelium. B) the epithelium and part of the dermis. C) subcutaneous tissue. D) striated muscle.
For several days, the nurse has been working with the parents of a baby with a cleft lip and cleft palate. The parents seem to have a lot of fears related to the care of their child and the child's future
How could the nurse best help these parents? a. Talk to them about how their fears are unnecessary, and encourage them to stop being afraid. b. Tell the parents about any personal family experiences with cleft lip or cleft palate or about experiences with other parents having a baby with similar problems. c. Show some before and after photographs of successful surgical repairs, and offer to arrange for them to talk with other parents of children with a cleft lip or cleft palate. d. Take over more of the care of the infant to give the parents time to adjust to having a baby with deformities.
A client seeking care for stress tells the nurse that he is interested in seeking holistic care that in-corporates body, mind, and spirit. The nurse knows that which of the following CAM therapies may be beneficial to him?
1. Chiropractic medicine 2. Chinese medicine 3. European phytomedicine 4. Allopathic medicine
A patient with cancer has been undergoing chemotherapy and also has risk factors associated with thrombocytopenia. The patient rates her pain as a 5 on a scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the greatest pain
Which medication would the nurse anticipate being ordered for this patient? a. Ibuprofen (Motrin) b. Celecoxib (Celebrex) c. Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) d. Choline salicylate (Arthropan)