A nurse assesses a 61-year-old client who reveals that the client cannot process as quickly as when younger and that "all these people talk about multitasking, but I can't do that!" Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
Answer: "Slower processing of information is an age-related change, and there are things you can do to help with this."
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The nurse is presenting information on the congentital disorder of hemophilia A. What fact will the nurse include?
a. It is seen in males and females equally. b. It is transmitted by symptom-free females. c. It is a sex-linked dominant trait. d. It is a defective gene located on the Y chromosome.
A nurse is caring for a patient with type 1 diabetes who is being discharged home tomorrow. What is the best way to assess the patient's ability to prepare and self-administer insulin?
A) Ask the patient to describe the process in detail. B) Observe the patient drawing up and administering the insulin. C) Provide a health education session reviewing the main points of insulin delivery. D) Review the patient's first hemoglobin A1C result after discharge.
The nursing instructor is talking with students about allergic reactions. The instructor states that a type III, or immune complex, hypersensitivity involves immune complexes that are formed when antigens bind to antibodies
What disease is associated with type III allergic reactions? A) Chronic allergic rhinitis B) Muscular Dystrophy C) Multiple sclerosis D) Systemic lupus erythematosus
The nurse recognizes which of the following as agents used to treat infertility?
a. clomiphene citrate c. sildenafil citrate b. human chorionic gonadotropin d. leuprolide acetate