A client has been advised to perform weight-bearing exercises to help minimize osteoporosis. The client admits to not doing the prescribed exercises. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Ask the client about fear of falling.
b. Instruct the client to increase calcium.
c. Suggest other exercises the client can do.
d. Tell the client to try weight lifting.
ANS: A
Fear of falling can limit participation in activity. The nurse should first assess if the client has this fear and then offer suggestions for dealing with it. The client may or may not need extra calcium, other exercises, or weight lifting.
You might also like to view...
The emergency department nurse quickly assesses the temperature of an unconscious patient who has been outside all night in below-freezing temperatures. The nurse is aware that death can occur if the temperature falls below:
a. 95.2° F. b. 93.0° F. c. 93.2° F. d. 90.8° F.
The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a patient admitted to the hospital for an infection
The patient is taking gentamicin (Garamycin) for the infection. What areas should be the focus of the nurse's assessment? (Select all that apply.) a. Skin integrity b. Sense of hearing c. Blurred vision d. Fever e. Renal function
Which of the following is an ABCD characteristic of malignant melanoma?
a. Asymmetric borders b. Borders well demarcated c. Color of lesion is uniform d. Diameter less than 6 mm
All of the following women should be referred for a screening mammogram except
1. Cara is 46 years old. She has no family history of breast cancer and has never had a mammogram. 2. Dorothy is 38 years old. She has a positive family history of breast cancer (mother at age 42) and has never had a mammogram. 3. Emma is 52 years old. She has no family history of breast cancer and had a mammogram 18 months ago. 4. Fran is 41 years old. She has no family history of breast cancer but she thought she felt a lump in her right breast. 5. Gillian is 33 years old. She has a positive history of breast cancer (maternal grandmother at age 66) and has never had a mammogram.