When assessing an elderly client, the nurse expects to find various aging-related physiologic changes. These changes include:
a) increased coronary artery blood flow.
b) decreased posterior thoracic curve.
c) decreased peripheral resistance.
d) delayed gastric emptying.
Answer: d) delayed gastric emptying.
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Primary health care services include which of the following: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Exercise promotion programs 2. Stress reduction 3. HIV testing 4. Mammograms 5. Immunizations
In order to comply with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' most current health care goals as stated in Healthy People 2020, what should the nurse do?
1. Plan a depression screening for senior citizens who regularly have lunch at the senior center. 2. Attend an educational in-service on the use of a new automated blood pressure monitor. 3. Advocate for psychiatric health care for those with no private insurance coverage. 4. Organize a park "cleanup day" to assure that the community's children have a safe place to play. 5. Counsel older clients regarding programs available to assist them to live in their homes independently.
A troubled adolescent opened fire in a high school cafeteria, fatally shooting three people and injuring many others. Hundreds of parents come to the high school after hearing the news reports
After the police arrest the shooter, which action should occur next? a. Ask the police to encircle the school campus with yellow tape to prevent parents from entering. b. Announce over the loudspeakers, "The campus is now secure. Please return to your classrooms." c. Require parents to pass through metal detectors and then allow them to look for their children in the school. d. Designate zones according to the alphabet, and direct students to the zones based on their surnames to facilitate reuniting them with their parents.
The pretty 70-year-old woman who had a stroke 3 months ago has a body image disturbance related to her spastic right arm and contracted fingers of the right hand. The nurse can assist the patient to improve her damaged body image by:
a. teaching her to write with her left hand. b. placing articles within easy reach of her left hand. c. helping her select colorful scarves or accessories to cover her right arm. d. showing her massage techniques to increase circulation in right arm.