Which term best describes the functional capabilities of various organ systems in the body?
a. Psychologic age
b. Social age
c. Biologic age
d. Chronologic age
C
Biologic age focuses on the functional capabilities of various organ systems in the body.
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Assessment of patient learning is a required element of patient education. However, shorter patient stays make this step challenging, and we tend to evaluate learning immediately after teaching
However, this may not be the most accurate time for evaluation of learning. Choose the statement that best explains why. a. It takes time to truly incorporate what is learned, so immediate evaluation is not as accurate. b. The nurse will not have time to evaluate immediately after teaching. c. The patient will be too tired to participate in the evaluation. d. That would be too much information at one time.
You are admitting a patient to your unit who has just come back from surgery. The patient's husband is providing the information you need. During the discussion with the patient's husband, you discover that the patient has a living will
What applies to a living will? A) The patient is legally unable to refuse basic life support. B) The physician may disagree with the patient's desires for treatment. C) The patient may nullify the living will during the illness. D) Power-of-attorney may change while the patient is hospitalized.
Which of the following individuals should a nurse in the United States monitor carefully because of the risk for protein-calorie malnutrition?
1. Infant, 6 months of age and at average weight for age 2. Woman, 37 years of age, at 115% of healthy body weight, who diets regularly 3. Man, 60 years of age, who dines in restaurants 4 nights per week 4. Woman, 90 years of age, resident of a nursing home after a fractured hip
A patient recently had surgery for which a local anesthetic was used. The patient's speech becomes slurred. The nurse's first action would be to:
1. recognize that the patient is experiencing postoperative anxiety and that the drug effects will wear off. 2. determine whether a large quantity of alcohol was consumed before surgery. 3. check IV placement, blood pressure, pulse, and respiratory status. 4. recognize that this event occurs frequently in patients who receive large doses of local anesthetics.