When discussing safety in the home with an elderly neighbor, a nurse would say:
1. "It is important not to give out personal information over the telephone."
2. "You just can't trust people nowadays."
3. "I hope that you don't keep a lot of money in your house."
4. "I worry that you are home alone so much of the day."
ANS: 1
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1. The psychosocial rehabilitation worker 2. The primary therapist 3. The psychiatrist 4. The nurse
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How should a nurse explain that the breathing pattern has been altered when a patient complains of tachypnea? (Select all that apply.)
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Decreasing the angle between two bones is ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).