The nurse is caring for an older adult. Which should the nurse recognize is a unique challenge for the older adult?
A. Homelessness.
B. Transportation.
C. Substance abuse.
D. Neglect.
Answer: B
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The student nurse studying the neurological system learns that areas of gray matter are found deep in the brain. To determine damage to the basal ganglia, what will the nurse assess?
A. Blood pressure B. Homeostasis C. Movement D. Sensory impulses
The nurse is planning to perform indirect percussion on an area of a client's body during a physical examination. Which actions should the nurse take to use this assessment technique?
1. Place the middle finger of the nondominant hand on the client's skin. 2. Use the tip of the flexed middle finger of the other hand to strike the middle finger of the nondominant hand. 3. Perform a striking motion by moving the wrist. 4. Perform short, rapid, firm blows. 5. Use a stethoscope to transmit sounds to the ears.
The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has been started on a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). Which statement indicates that the client needs further teaching?
1. "I might need to monitor my blood sugars more closely." 2. "I'm not sure how I am going to wake up without my morning coffee." 3. "I sure would like to stop by Pizza Hut for a pizza on my way home from the hospital." 4. "I will try to get out of bed more slowly."
The nurse states that due to its abundance in food, thiamine deficiency in the United States is not common except in:
1. elderly people with heart failure. 2. pregnant women and children. 3. African American women. 4. alcoholics with chronic liver disease.