When caring for an older adult, the nurse would know that wound healing rate reduces normally with aging by
A) 20%
B) 30%
C) 40%
D) 50%
D
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A) Positive Babinski reflex B) Positive Moro reflex C) Positive Brudzinski's sign D) Positive Kernig's sign
A client is diagnosed with major depressive episode. Which nursing diagnosis should a nurse assign to this client, to address a behavioral symptom of this disorder?
1. Altered communication R/T feelings of worthlessness AEB anhedonia 2. Social isolation R/T poor self-esteem AEB secluding self in room 3. Altered thought processes R/T hopelessness AEB persecutory delusions 4. Altered nutrition: less than body requirements R/T high anxiety AEB anorexia
When oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the pulmonary capillaries and the alveoli, which process is used?
A) Diffusion B) Osmosis C) Active transport D) Filtration
What comorbid condition does an individual diagnosed with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome have an increased risk of developing?
a. Cancer b. Diabetes c. Depression d. Food allergies