Which assessment findings are typical of an older adult with the condition in Question 1?
What will be an ideal response?
New-onset mental changes are a classic symptom associated with UTIs in an older adult. Older adults
tend to experience nonlocalized abdominal pain instead of the typical suprapubic pain and dysuria
associated with a UTI. Lastly, older adults are less likely to experience fever with a UTI, and may even
experience a slight reduction of temperature.
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The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard is a regulation of:
a. OBRA. b. OSHA. c. the CDC. d. the MSDS.
A woman who loses a pregnancy in the first trimester is likely to feel
a. as if something is wrong with her body b. overwhelming sadness and emptiness c. inadequate as a mother d. pain of severed emotional ties
Why is acute pain said to be protective in nature?
A) It warns an individual of tissue damage or disease. B) It enables the person to increase personal strength. C) As a subjective experience, it serves no purpose. D) As an objective experience, it aids diagnosis.
Changes in which of the following may indicate deterioration of the individual's condition? a. Pulse, blood pressure, respirations. b. Conscious state, pulse, blood pressure. c. Conscious state, pulse, blood pressure, oxygensaturations, respirations
d. Pulse, blood pressure, oxygen saturations, respirations.