The nurse in a long-term care facility designs a teaching program for the residents to help prevent peripheral vascular disease (PVD) caused by age-related changes, which include: (Select all that apply.)
a. decreasing blood viscosity.
b. loss of elasticity in vessel walls.
c. atherosclerotic vessels.
d. sedentary practices.
e. weakened leg muscles.
B, C, D, E
Increasing age causes blood viscosity to increase. All other options are age-related changes that can lead to PVD in the elderly.
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Click on the down arrow for each response in the right column and select the correct choice from the list. Response 1. Loosen the bottom soiled linens behind the side-lying client and fan-fold them close to the client. Response 2. Pull linens from the center of the bed and make that side of the bed. Response 3. Make the side of the bed behind the client and tuck sheets under the client. Response 4. Position the client supine and place the clean top linen on the bed. Response 5. Remove the soiled linen from the bed.
Which of the following aspects of the integumentary system would a gerontological nurse expect to increase, rather than decrease, with the age of clients?
A) Pigmentation B) Dermal thickness C) Coarseness of collagen D) Size of hair bulbs
The nurse monitors for which serologic marker in the client who is a carrier of chronic hepatitis B?
a. Anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies b. Anti-hepatitis B (HBs) antibodies c. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) an-tibodies d. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies
A woman is 16 weeks pregnant. She has had cramping, backache, and mild bleeding for the past three days. Her physician determines that her cervix is dilated to 2 centimeters, with 10% effacement, but membranes are still intact
She is crying, and says to the nurse, "Is my baby going to be okay?" In addition to acknowledging the client's fear, the nurse should also say: A. "Your baby will be fine. Don't worry. We'll start an IV, and get this stopped in no time at all." B. "Your cervix is beginning to dilate. That is a serious sign. We will continue to monitor you and the baby." C. "You are going to miscarry. But most miscarriages are the result of abnormalities in the fetus." D. "I really can't say. However, when your physician comes, you can ask her to talk to you about it."