The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who has osteoporosis and is being taught complications that can occur from osteoporosis
Which of these, if stated by the patient, indicates to the nurse correct understanding of a complication of osteoporosis?
a. "Hip fracture."
b. "Increased bone density."
c. "Overgrowth of bone."
d. "Bone spur formation."
ANS: A
Osteoporotic bone may cause a pathological fracture in which the hip breaks before the fall. For other patients, a fall can cause a hip or other fracture.
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Children ages 1 to 3 years have an increasing sense of
a. privacy. b. isolation. c. dependence. d. independence.
The nurse understands that the following organization believes that cultural competence in nursing is necessary?
a. Nurse Practice Acts of state boards of nursing b. Code of Ethics of the American Nurses Association c. Accreditation standards of the National League of Nursing d. Accreditation standards of The Joint Commission (TJC)
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