Older adults require less energy than younger ones because they:
1. Exercise less than when they were younger
2. Eat more sweets, which are rapidly converted to fat
3. Lose height due to osteoporosis
4. Increase their fat deposits at the expense of muscle tissue
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The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood pressure of a patient who is obese by using a standard-sized blood pressure cuff. The nurse should expect the reading to:
a. Yield a falsely low blood pressure. b. Yield a falsely high blood pressure. c. Be the same, regardless of cuff size. d. Vary as a result of the technique of the person performing the assessment.
A nurse who is obtaining a bachelor degree in nursing is sharing the concept of magnet status for hospitals. The nurse explains to the nursing staff that magnet hospitals appeal to nurses because of:
1. Centralized administration. 2. Higher salaries. 3. Lower nurse/client ratios. 4. Participatory management.
Which of the following best describes what happens when persons who work full-time and receive the typical minimum wage seek an apartment?
a. Few clean and decent low-rent apartments exist. b. People do not like to rent to low-income persons. c. To afford housing, they need a job that pays at least three times minimum wage. d. There are not many trailer parks near their employment.
The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with sexual masochism. The nurse anticipates that the patient may require education related to which class of medications?
1. Typical antipsychotics 2. SSRIs 3. MAOIs 4. Atypical antipsychotics