When bathing an 80-year-old woman who lives on a farm, the nurse assesses brown macules on the patient's hands and forearms. The nurse recognizes these as _________

ANS:


lentigo

Lentigo is a term that refers to brown-pigmented lesions on the skin of the older person who has spent a great deal of time in the sun. These macules are also called "age spots."

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The nurse would evaluate that teaching has been effective when the woman says, "I am going to start walking for ________ minutes every day.". Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A 55-year-old patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is scheduled to receive a prescribed dose of epoetin alfa (Procrit). Which information should the nurse report to the health care provider before giving the medication?

a. Creatinine 1.6 mg/dL b. Oxygen saturation 89% c. Hemoglobin level 13 g/dL d. Blood pressure 98/56 mm Hg

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You are conducting a community assessment. The community is large and the members range from affluent executives to poverty-stricken migrant workers. To accurately assess the community, you

A) use a questionnaire written on a fifth-grade reading level. B) use multiple methods or perspectives. C) interview a subpopulation of each group represented. D) analyze census data.

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In which level of moral development is an individual who judges morality actions by their direct consequences?

a. Pre-conventional morality b. Conventional morality c. Post-conventional morality d. Universal morality

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