When heat is applied, older persons are at risk for:
a. Burns
b. Hyperthermia
c. Hypothermia
d. Cyanosis
A
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A 56-year-old patient has come to the clinic for his routine eye examination and is told he needs bifocals. The patient asks the nurse what change in his eyes has caused his need for bifocals. How should the nurse respond?
A) "You know, you are getting older now and we change as we get older." B) "The parts of our eyes age, just like the rest of us, and this is nothing to cause you to worry." C) "There is a gradual thickening of the lens of the eye and it can limit the eye's ability for accommodation." D) "The eye gets shorter, back to front, as we age and it changes how we see things."
The nurse is diagnosed with undernutrition. What should the nurse teach the client regarding the goals of this therapy?
1. Using short-term therapy and counseling 2. Identification of the deficiency and supplying the missing nutrients 3. Using nutritional supplements and medication 4. Treating the cause aggressively and allowing the client to gain weight
You are bottle-feeding a baby. Which will not promote comfort and safety?
a. Assume a comfortable position. b. Hold the baby close to you. c. Tilt the bottle so the neck of the bottle and the nipple are always full. d. Prop the bottle and lay the baby down for the feeding.
Lymphadenitis is inflammation of the lymph nodes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false