When planning for safety for older adults, installing handrails in bathrooms, lowering hot water heater temperatures, installing smoke detectors, and using nonslip mats in bathtubs and showers are examples of
1. Health promotion.
2. Primary prevention.
3. Secondary prevention.
4. Tertiary prevention.
ANS: 2
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The nurse who is working with Mr. Faulkner should recognize which of the following aspects of aging and hypertension? A) The diagnostic criteria for hypertension in adults over 65 differ from those for younger adults. B) The incidence and prevalence of hypertension increase with age. C) Blood pressure remains stable throughout adulthood but tends to be assessed more often by health care providers of older adults. D) Older adults are less vulnerable to the pathophysiological effects of hypertension than are younger adults.
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A. Accountable Care Organization Act B. Independence at Home Act C. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act D. Patient Centered Medical Home Act
A nursing instructor is teaching students about self-help groups like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?
A. "There is little research to support AA's effectiveness." B. "Self-help groups used to be the treatment of choice, but their popularity is waning." C. "These groups have no external regulation, so clients need to be cautious." D. "Members themselves run the group, with leadership usually rotating among the members."
If a patient with third-degree burns covering 40% of the body surface area suddenly exhibits high blood pressure and edema and is not producing urine, he or she has probably developed
a. severe malnutrition. b. nephrotic syndrome. c. chronic renal failure. d. acute renal failure.