A client has an unsteady gait related to arthritis. His daughter states he walks better when he is at the grocery store pushing a cart. The nurse should recommend
A) A total knee replacement
B) An appointment with the orthopedist
C) The client use a wheeled walker
D) The physician review the medications
Ans: C
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a. reduce the ESA dose. b. discontinue the ESA. c. order a blood transfusion. d. order heparin.
An elderly woman, who seldom attends the adult day center where you work, begins telling you about her life story, with many references to her deceased husband and sisters
She states that she misses each of them terribly and that she can't keep going on. Using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, you evaluate her as suffering from a disturbance of: a. safety b. belonging c. esteem d. self-actualization
An effective means of showing you understand a communication is to
A. use your body language. B. write it down. C. say, "I understand." D. use paraphrasing.
Which of the following is a contraindication to estrogen/progestin-containing methods (combined oral contraception [COC], patch [Ortho Evra], or ring [NuvaRing])?
A. mother with a history of breast cancer B. personal history of hepatitis A at age 10 years C. presence of factor V Leiden mutation D. cigarette smoking one pack per day in a 22-year-old