Which behavior illustrates a developmental task for a "young-old" older adult?
a. Adapting to living alone
b. Adjusting to loss of physical strength, illness, and emotional stress
c. Managing leisure time
d. Accepting possible institutional living arrangements
ANS: C
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a. The nurse should consider herself a member of the family when entering the client's home. b. The nurse should arrive at the client's home unannounced to get an accurate picture of the client's situation. c. Part of the teaching assessment includes appraisal of the home environment. d. The nurse should wash her hands in the kitchen sink when visiting the client.
Heparin is administered to
A. decrease blood clotting. B. increase blood clotting. C. decrease blood cell production. D. increase blood cell production.
The nurse is providing care to a client who is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. When teaching the client about the medication therapy, which goals will the nurse include?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Modifying the progression of the disease 2. Treating acute exacerbations 3. Managing symptoms 4. Curing the disease 5. Remyelinating nerve fibers.
The hospice nurse is caring for a patient with lung cancer. The patient's daughter states, "My mom isn't happy with anything I do for her
She is constantly yelling at me." The nurse understands that the patient is in which stage of grief according to Kübler-Ross? A) Depression B) Anger C) Acceptance D) Bargaining E) Denial