An elderly patient has a wound that is slow to heal. What normal aging characteristic is most likely to be a factor in slow wound healing?
A) Inefficient immune system
B) Slower reflexes and reaction time
C) Diminished pulmonary compliance
D) Lengthened recall time for events
A
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All of the following would be good explanations of "holistic nursing" except
a. Holistic nursing focuses on the specific dis-ease or disorder a person has in order to treat it effectively b. Holistic nursing aims to treat the whole per-son, not just a specific disease or disorder the person may have c. Holistic nursing focuses on the individual patient and uses many techniques such as empathetic listening, music, and imagery as well as specific clinical skills d. Holistic nursing weaves the technical skills of nursing with the social science skills that enhance communication and rapport between the nurse and the person receiving care
While bathing a patient with cancer, a nurse assessed several large new bruises on the patient's upper arms and thighs. What is the best understanding of the possible causes and the correct nurse's actions for these findings?
a. The patient must have fallen last night walking to the bathroom. Teach the pa-tient to use the call bell when assistance is needed. b. The patient may have disseminated intra-vascular coagulation. The size, shape, lo-cation, color, and tenderness must be re-ported and recorded fully. c. An intravascular fluid overload is occur-ring because of the chemotherapy. Place the patient on strict input/output (I/O) sta-tus and limit fluids. d. The patient must have had a drug-induced seizure, which caused arm and leg thrash-ing and the bruises. Report and record the findings, and pad the side rails.
A nurse is analyzing several fetal heart rate patterns. The pattern that would be of most concern to the nurse would be:
1. Moderate long-term variability. 2. Early decelerations. 3. Late decelerations. 4. Accelerations.
The most common form of sensorineural hearing loss in the elderly is:
a. conductive hearing loss. b. acute otitis media. c. presbycusis. d. Ménière disease.