An example of a good open question is
a. Are you in a nursing home?
b. Why are you in a nursing home?
c. Where did you live before you came to the nursing home?
d. Is this your room?
C
Good open questions cannot be answered yes or no. Responses A and D require only a yes or no answer. "Why" questions require the person to think logically. A disoriented person cannot think rationally or logically. Response C is the best choice.
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1. Cognitive behaviorist concepts. 2. Maslow's theory of self-actualization and hierarchy of needs. 3. Freud's psychosexual stages. 4. Sullivan's stages of interpersonal development.
Which of the following statements best communicates the nature of movements in the colon?
A) The internal and external anal sphincters control the movement of feces into and through the colon. B) Haustrations move the colon contents along with 2- to 3-minute rest periods between movements. C) Segmentation waves ensure that all surfaces of the feces are exposed to the colon surface. D) Large segments of the colon contract as a unit for around 30 seconds.
The specificity of a screening test refers to the ability of the test to correctly give a positive result when the person has the condition
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
An abnormal finding related to the size and symmetry of the breasts is which of the following?
a. enlargement of the breast on the side of the dominant arm b. nipples pointing upward and laterally c. significant unilateral reduction of breast tissue d. supernumerary nipples