An older patient is admitted to the CCU after a motor vehicle crash. What normal physiological change of aging will most affect the patient's ability to adjust to the CCU milieu?
A) Onset of dementia
B) Impaired hearing
C) Altered stress response
D) Increased lung compliance
C
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A) Provide crutches to the client. B) Assist in early ambulation. C) Use a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine. D) Encourage expressions of anxiety or depression.
What is the ethical principle that is violated if doctors inject aged and senile patients with their cancer cells to study their rejection responses?
a. Justice b. Beneficence c. Confidentiality d. Respect for persons
Which intervention is most effective when explaining a cardiac valve condition to a client with limited understanding of human anatomy and only a modest command of the English language?
A) Ask family members who speak English better to serve as an interpreter B) Use a common analogy like comparing the heart's action to a leaky water pump C) Providing the information in a variety of formats such as written, oral, and video D) Invite the client to restate the information in his/her own words or native language
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