The nurse is aware that the most common health threat for the older adult, regardless of ethnicity, is:

a. hypertension.
b. cancer.
c. diabetes.
d. glaucoma.


ANS: C

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During the _____________ period, the child having achieved a certain degree of autonomy and independence strives to develop a sense of industry and peer relationships are extremely important

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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After completing the clinical and documenting in the progress notes, the nursing student discovered he had written in the wrong chart. The correct action is to:

A) Take a wide permanent marker and blacken out all the documentation. B) Put an "X" through the entire page, identify it as an "error," initial, and move on to the correct chart. C) Draw a single line through the documentation, write "mistaken entry" next to the original entry, and initial it. D) Use Wite-Out over the mistake.

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State the action of norepinephrine.

What will be an ideal response?

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