An obese 85-year-old client, who is an avid gardener and eats only home-grown fruits, legumes, and vegetables, is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia after having an upper respiratory tract infection for a week. Which factor puts the client at greatest risk for developing pneumonia?
a. Advanced age
b. Environmental exposure
c. Nutritional deficit
d. Obesity
Ans: a. Advanced age
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A) "You will lose less potassium with spironolactone than with furosemide." B) "You will have greater potassium losses with spironolactone than with furosemide." C) "You will have greater water losses with spironolactone than with furosemide." D) "You will have greater sodium losses with spironolactone than with furosemide."
During the spiritual assessment, the patient indicates that he or she does not eat meat. This would be considered a:
A) Personal choice B) Religious practice C) Risk for malnutrition D) Lifestyle choice
Which of the following led to the creation of the Health Belief Model (HBM)?
a. Attempting to create an educational program that people would choose to attend b. Attempting to explain why people acted as if they were immortal and immune from danger c. Attempting to understand why people chose unhealthy and high-risk behaviors d. Attempting to understand why people did not flock to free health care
Pulsations on a patient's anterior chest wall detected by palpation may indicate a(n)
a. large tumor. c. obstructed thoracic artery. b. thoracic aortic aneurysm. d. normal finding.