A nurse is interviewing an elderly client and begins the interview inquiring about the client's mental status. The nurse does this based on an understanding of which of the following?
A) The aging brain is more easily affected by pathology.
B) The client's intellectual capacity needs to be determined.
C) The brain is the last organ to experience an age-related decline.
D) The client is the most reliable person to provide the data.
A
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a. Up and back b. Down and back c. Up and out d. Down and out
Which explains why nurses must be leaders to be successful in client care?
1. Nurses must be effective at giving orders. 2. Nurses must direct client care activities to reach outcomes. 3. Only nurses as leaders have physician respect. 4. Only nurses as leaders can function in managed care.
Since chemical dependency is a family disease, it is important to help nonabusing family members change overly responsible behaviors such as:
A) Distancing themselves from the client's problem. B) Expressing their feelings directly. C) Covering up for problems the client has. D) Rejecting the client until the client is chemically clean.
Ketorolac is contraindicated in patients with a history of GI bleeding because it:
A. leads to cerebral ischemia. B. increases intracranial pressure. C. reduces RBC count. D. inhibits platelet function.