A 65-year-old male client often feels cold. He visits a healthcare facility and wants to know the reason. What reason should the nurse provide in her response to the client?
A) The skin of an elderly person tends to be more fragile.
B) Elderly people usually have impaired circulation.
C) Elderly people have less subcutaneous fat.
D) Epidermal turnover decreases in elderly people.
C
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a. Wash the hands when entering the room. b. Keep the client in protective isolation. c. Observe the client for increased white blood cell counts. d. Assess the daily chest x-ray.
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While reading a journal article, the nurse asks herself these questions: "What is this about overall? Is it true in whole or in part? Does it matter to my practice?" What is this nurse doing?
1) Reading the article analytically 2) Performing a literature review 3) Formulating a searchable question 4) Determining the soundness of the article