A client tells you during her admission assessment that she is taking several herbs and supplements. She states she read a theory about how this would help slow down the aging process. She asks you if you believe in this approach
In preparing to respond to her question, you would consider which of the following theories of aging?
A) cross-link theory
B) error theory
C) free radical theory
D) nutritional theory
C
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When communicating with a patient with moderate Alzheimer's dementia, the nurse should speak:
a. slowly. b. clearly. c. loudly. d. softly.
Predictable patterns of development are referred to as which of the following?
1. attitudes 2. habits 3. milestones 4. levels
The father of a 10-year-old who has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness tells the nurse that his family had been working together for the previous year trying to get the 10-year-old and his 6-year-old sister to play better together and to share with each other. Which statement would be most appropriate for the nurse to tell the father regarding children and the diagnosis of an illness?
A) "The younger child might believe that her anger at her brother caused his illness; she will need reassurance that she does not have that power." B) "The older child might believe that his sister's anger caused his illness; he will need reassurance that his sister does not have that power." C) "It will be important that the children learn to play well together while the older child is alive so that the younger child will have positive memories of the older child." D) "Both children are likely to be more cooperative and pleasant with each other as they deal with this crisis."
The nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with abruptio placentae based on the client's history, physical examination, and laboratory studies. What nursing interventions should be initiated immediately?
A) Continuously monitor the fetus even if a fetal heart rate is not present. B) Identify the lower limit of the fundus and mark it on the woman's abdomen. C) Observe the fundus for changes in shape or movement upward. D) Monitor and report decrease in, or movement downward, of abdominal girth.