Which is a lifestyle change that can help promote clients living to a healthy old age?
A) use preventive and screening services
B) increase physical inactivity
C) decrease nutritional intake
D) continue smoking
A
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A) It reduces adverse effects. B) It prolongs therapeutic effects. C) It prevents steroid tolerance. D) It increases effectiveness.
An elderly client fell 2 days ago on the sidewalk near his home and has been admitted to the hospital with a hip fracture. Since his subsequent surgery, however, he has been insistent on wearing his own sweater and cap
The nurse is aware that the client is not cold, has no cognitive deficits, and has participated cooperatively in all aspects of his treatment. What is the most plausible rationale for the client's action? A) The client wishes to maintain and assert his personal identity. B) The client is preparing to leave against medical advice. C) The client is experiencing postoperative delirium. D) The client is unaware that wearing a gown is the norm in a hospital.
The nurse plans care for the client receiving nonopioid analgesic drugs based on which benefit these drugs have over opioids?
1. Lower risk of dependency 2. Few or no GI side effects 3. Cost-effectiveness 4. No risk of dizziness or hallucinations
A patient comes to the clinic with a recent onset of nocturnal and exertional dyspnea. The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) auscultates S3 heart sounds but does not palpate hepatomegaly. The patient has mild peripheral edema of the ankles
The NP should consult a cardiologist to discuss prescribing a(n): a. B-blocker. b. loop diuretic. c. angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. d. angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB).