The older person's ability to remember, dream, and exercise behavioral control is a factor most related to:
1. biologic age.
2. psychological age.
3. social age.
4. chronological age.
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Psychological age refers to the behavioral capacity of the person to adapt to changing envi-ronmental demands and the ability to remember, learn, and exercise behavioral control.
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A cognitive strategy the nurse could use to help a dependent patient would be:
a. avoidance training. b. filling the patient's pill minder. c. interpreting the patient's dream content. d. examining the patient's fears related to being independent.
The nurse is counseling a client who smokes and drinks heavily about cancer risk. The client is adamant that he or she will never stop smoking. Which question by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. "Would you be willing to stop drinking alcohol?" b. "Have you ever tried the nicotine patch?" c. "Why are you so determined to continue smoking?" d. "Do you understand that smoking is the leading cause of cancer?"
Which of the following is thought to be TRUE about leadership development?
A. One can learn to be a leader by serving as a leader. B. Leadership can be learned, but it cannot be taught. C. Leadership develops in a haphazard way through everyday experiences. D. It is essential to have been mentored to be a leader.
The nurse is caring for a patient with a clotting disorder. Which blood product should the nurse anticipate being prescribed?
a. Albumin b. Normal saline c. Cryoprecipitates d. Packed WBCs