After teaching a class about the various approaches to older adult care, the instructor determines that the students have understood the teaching when they identify which of the following as the study of all aspects of the aging process?
A) Geriatrics
B) Case management
C) Gerontology
D) Gastrology
C
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The question of highest priority a nurse should ask a newly admitted client with a history of alcohol
abuse is a. "Has drinking caused you any problems?" b. "Have you ever had blackouts?" c. "When did you take your last drink?" d. "When did you decide to seek treatment?"
Education when prescribing androgens to male patients includes advising that:
1. Short-term use places the patient at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma. 2. Cholestatic hepatitis and jaundice may occur with low doses of androgens. 3. Gynecomastia is a rare occurrence with the use of androgens. 4. Low sperm levels only occur with long-term use of androgens.
The nurse identifies deficient knowledge regarding warfarin when a patient states, "I will:
1. avoid participating in contact sports." 2. take my medication in the early evening each day." 3. take aspirin if I get a headache." 4. contact my physician if I develop excessive bruising."
Janice, age 14, is markedly obese and has a poor self-image. How do you differentiate between compulsive eating and bulimia?
A. Bulimia results in irregular menstruation. B. A compulsive eater does not induce vomiting. C. A compulsive eater has tooth and gum erosion. D. A compulsive eater does compulsive exercising.