Kyphosis of the spine is common with aging. To compensate, older adults will:
A) increase their center of gravity.
B) extend their heads and jaws forward.
C) stiffen their gait.
D) shuffle.
Answer: B) extend their heads and jaws forward.
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a. Decreased amounts of bilirubin in the blood b. Excess blood in the underlying blood vessels c. Decreased perfusion to the surrounding tissues d. Excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries
The instructor asks the student nurse a question, and the student responds by saying, "I studied, but I don't know the answer to that question." The student is displaying what?
1. Thorough thinking 2. Creative thinking 3. Reactive thinking 4. Critical thinking
Which of these titles of a research report indicates the study is qualitative, rather than quantitative?
a. Predicting the treatment choice for women older than age 50 experiencing breast cancer b. Evaluating nursing interventions for complex oncology clinical phenomena c. Using virtual reality as a distraction method during chemotherapy d. Transcending pain during bone marrow aspiration
Which of the following effects is an acidic drug such as aspirin likely to produce in the body?
A. No change due to upregulation in the number of transporters for tubular secretion B. Metabolic alkalosis due to limited number of transporters for tubular secretion C. Metabolic acidosis due to limited number of transporters for tubular secretion D. No change due to downregulation of the number of transporters for tubular secretion