The nurse is teaching about the importance of physical activity on overall health at a local senior center. At the end of her presentation, a senior approaches and tells the nurse that she would
like to begin an exercise program and asks the nurse for advice on doing so. What should the nurse do?
A) Congratulate the client on her decision and refer her to the local workout facility.
B) Advise the client to see her physician prior to beginning a new exercise program.
C) Outline activities that will have the client active 3 days a week for 45 to 60 minutes.
D) Encourage the client to join the senior center hiking club.
B
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Acid–base imbalance and organ regulation is important to the functioning of the body. The lungs and kidneys are two main organs that control the ratio of carbonic acid to bicarbonate
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Which of the following is an example of a complex hypothesis?
A) Younger nurses are more likely to hold favorable attitudes toward unionization of nurses than are older nurses. B) The greater the amount of reinforcement a new father receives from his wife, the greater the number of functional activities he will perform for the newborn. C) Clinical specialist nurses perceive they have more job autonomy in the hospital than do staff nurses. D) Among pregnant women, emotional well-being is influenced by the woman's desire for a child, her self-esteem, her resourcefulness, and her degree of social support.
Which of the following congregations is cited as an example of a long-standing tradition of encouraging members to be good stewards or responsible managers of body, mind, the environment, and total resources?
1. Presbyterian 2. Catholic 3. Lutheran 4. Methodist