The nurse should encourage which of the following exercise(s) to assist with balance for a patient who is at high risk for falls? (Select all that apply.)
a. Tai chi c. ROM activities
b. Use of resistance bands d. Walking heel to toe
A, D
Tai chi and walking heel to toe are considered balance exercises. The use of resistance bands is considered muscle strengthening, and ROM activities are considered stretching exercises.
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A client's genetic disorder is thought to be attributable to unbalanced translocation. How would the nurse explain this phenomenon to the client's family?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "Portions of your child's chromosomes are not arranged normally." 2. "Aneuploidy has occurred." 3. "Some genetic material is missing." 4. "Duplications of genetic material have occurred." 5. "Your child's cells are missing an entire chromosome."
The nurse is reviewing content from the PICOT question format to identify terms to search when accessing information from a database. Which content should the nurse use as keyword(s) for this search?
1. Outcome 2. Assessment 3. Patient home address 4. Patient discharge plan
Hypoglycemia is not caused by:
1. Overconsumption of food 2. Taking too much insulin 3. Greater than usual amounts of exercise 4. Delay in eating a meal.
As the nurse manager, you recognize that the elimination of disparities is a multifaceted challenge that includes interventions aimed at access to care as well as factors associated with prejudice and bias
Strategies to reduce health disparities would include which of the following? Select all that apply. a. Improving access and infrastructures at the public health and health care systems levels b. Encouraging all nursing staff members to return to school in order to be eligible forpromotions c. Increasing the diversity of the nursing staff to enhance patient and provider relations andreduce problems in cross-cultural communication d. Examining the organization's culture, condition, and training needs and then advocatingfor changes that reduce disparities e. Only assigning nurses to patients who are members of the nurses' own ethnic group andage group f. Utilizing culturally and linguistically appropriate approaches to nursing care that can be flexible to patient needs while still identifying and addressing potential barriers that are specific to the individual patient