An elderly client tells the nurse that he does not have the same appetite as he did when younger and often has problems "moving his bowels."
The nurse realizes that as a normal change associated with aging of the gastrointestinal tract, the older client is more prone to experience:
a. increased sensitivity to taste. c. increased peristalsis.
b. increased saliva production. d. likelihood for constipation.
ANS: D
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An adult client has a hematocrit of 64%. The nurse realizes that this laboratory value is most consistent with:
a. dehydration. b. leukemia. c. anemia. d. hemorrhage.
The method of community data collection in which the nurse drives in a car or rides a bus to observe dimensions of a community's life and the environment is called
a. Informant interview b. Participation observation c. Secondary analysis d. Windshield survey
The nurse is preparing for morning rounds. What may not be delegated to the nursing assistant?
1. Vital signs 2. Fill water pitchers 3. Skull and face assessment 4. Ambulate surgical clients