A new mother is concerned that after breastfeeding her baby, her breasts will become saggy. Which explanation best describes the age-related change in breast tissue?
1) Breasts become less fibrous.
2) Muscle mass and tone decrease.
3) Adipose tissue decreases.
4) Glandular tissue increases.
ANS: 2
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A nurse administers a wrong dosage of medication causing the patient to have a convulsion. What component of professional negligence is represented in this scenario?
A) Duty to use due care B) Failure to meet standard of care C) Foreseeability of harm D) A direct relationship between failure to meet the standard of care (breach) and injury can be proved.
The nurse has been monitoring the patient's
progress on a new drug regimen since the first dose and documenting the patient's therapeutic response to the medication. Which phase of the nurs-ing process do these actions illustrate? a. Nursing diagnosis b. Planning c. Implementation d. Evaluation
A nurse studying the neurobiology of brain development knows that applying the term neuroplasticity to brain development means that the brain:
A) Neurons communicate with one another. B) Neurons are able to stretch to reach one another. C) Loses hundreds of neurons every day of life. D) Is able to repair itself, refine structures, and respond to change.
When an 86-year-old client complains of inability to concentrate, uneasiness, lightheadedness, weakness, muscle and joint discomfort, and demonstrates normal temperature, the clinic nurse recalls that:
A) without an elevated temperature, infection is not present. B) the client's symptoms are typical of an older adult client. C) an older adult can have an infection without a fever. D) an infection was present and has dissipated.