A pulse is usually taken by compressing an artery over a bone.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A. Developing multiple options. B. Searching for more income. C. Knowing your current position very well. D. Being independent of everyone.
A 47-year-old, obese female client is admitted for hypertensive crisis. During the assessment, she states she has tried every diet out there and she is not interested in trying another one. She refuses to talk with the dietitian
Which of the following is the best approach for the nurse to use to help this client? A) Provide the client with colorful graphs and charts to note the foods she eats. B) Ask a social worker to intervene. C) Emphasize things "to do" instead of "not to do." D) Report the client to the physician, and note it in her medical record.
The client with anemia asks the nurse what usually causes anemia. The nurse's best reply is:
a. "The most common cause is a history of pancreatitis." b. "Although anemia can have several causes, the most common is nutritional deficits." c. "Your anemia was probably cause by genetic predisposition to anemia.". d. "Anemia is a common side effect of medications.
As it relates to the elderly population, safe sex is
A) not a health concern. B) imperative as HIV is on the rise among the elderly in some areas of the country. C) a concern for men but not for women. D) is not a pertinent issue for the nurse to address with this population.