An elderly client tells the nurse that she is becoming more forgetful. The nurse should explain to the client that threats to memory in older adults include:
A) Anxiety.
B) Organic brain syndrome.
C) Plaques in the brain tissue.
D) Medications.
D
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Although circumcision continues to be a controversial procedure, many parents in the United States elect to have this surgery performed on their newborn sons
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a. Enteral b. Intravenous c. Transdermal d. Subcutaneous
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