The nurse is assessing an older adult patient for risk factors for suicide. Which finding would suggest that this patient is at an increased risk for suicide?
1) Moving to a new city
2) Living with adult children
3) Being married
4) Having a chronic health problem
ANS: 4
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a. Grief b. Anxiety c. Mourning d. Bereavement
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The nurse is preparing to teach a client therapeutic lifestyle changes that can decrease the risk of coronary artery disease. Which topics will the nurse include in the teaching?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Eliminating the consumption of alcohol 2. Eliminating foods high in cholesterol and saturated fats 3. Maintaining blood pressure within normal levels 4. Exercising and maintaining a healthy weight 5. Decreasing the number of cigarettes smoked
The nurse is administering medications to several patients. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Advise a patient after a corticosteroid inhaler treatment to rinse mouth with water. b. Administer an intravenous medication through tubing that is infusing blood. c. Pinch up the deltoid muscle of an adult patient receiving a vaccination. d. Aspirate before administering a subcutaneous injection in the abdomen.