The nurse is instructing a patient with rheumatoid arthritis about a prescribed exercise program. Which information should the nurse include?
a. Perform exercises every day, 3 to 10 times for every joint.
b. Perform exercises even if inflammation is present.
c. Perform exercises past the point of pain.
d. Perform twice the number of exercises the next day if one day is missed.
A
Exercises are essential to preserve joint function and should be done every day 3 to 10 times per joint. Exercises should be omitted if there is inflammation present and should not be taken past the point of pain, or made up the next day.
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The nurse is preparing to conduct an abdominal assessment on a client and realizes that this assessment should be performed in the order of:
1. inspection, palpation, auscultation, and percussion. 2. inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation. 3. auscultation, palpation, percussion, and inspection. 4. percussion, palpation, inspection, and auscultation.
A nurse hears a colleague make the statement, "Most older adults have nothing to worry about financially." Which of the following responses is most appropriate?
A) "You have to remember that there's a huge economic disparity among older adults." B) "Actually, the number of older people living below the poverty line has been increasing, not decreasing." C) "This isn't really true now, but it is true that the gaps that disadvantaged groups live with are expected to shrink." D) "This is true for some groups, but not for minorities who are less likely to be living with their relatives."
The history of family planning in the United States has been characterized by controversies, many of which continue to the present day. Which of the following statements most accurately conveys an aspect of these controversies?
A) Protestant Christianity advocates a careful and deliberate control of the size of a population. B) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) teach that only nonhormonal contraceptive methods may be used. C) The Roman Catholic church states that the purpose of all sexual activity is the creation of new life. D) Judaism teaches that family planning should be the exclusive domain of wives.