As a person ages, fatty substances may be deposited on the inner layers of the arteries. These deposits give more resistance to the heart's pumping action, so ________ may develop.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
hypertension
As a person ages, fatty substances may be deposited on the inner layers of the arteries. These deposits give more resistance to the heart's pumping action, so hypertension may develop.
You might also like to view...
A nurse is educating a client with glaucoma about the different types of the disease. Which statement is appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching session?
A) "Angle-closure glaucoma is the most common form of glaucoma among adults." B) "Open-angle glaucoma usually affects only one eye at a time." C) "Open-angle glaucoma occurs more frequently in Latinos and African-Americans." D) "Episodes of angle-closure glaucoma usually affect both eyes at a time."
A patient is scheduled for MRI with gadolinium contrast. The nurse should review the medical record for which essential baseline test?
1. Kidney function 2. Chest X-ray 3. CBC with differential 4. Presence of pedal pulses
Select the best description of therapeutic use of self to provide to a new psychiatric nurse
a. "Most nurses have caring personalities that equip them to be helpful to patients." b. "It's mostly about using good verbal and nonverbal communication, objectivity, genuineness, and empathy." c. "It means that you keep yourself at a distance so you are not affected by patients' problems and emotions." d. "The most important aspect of practice is when and how much to touch, as well as when to listen and give advice."
After leaving work, a nurse realizes documentation of administration of a PRN medication was omitted. This off-duty nurse phones the nurse on duty and says, "Please document administration of the medication for me. My password is alpha1."
The nurse receiving the call should: a. fulfill the request promptly. b. document the caller's password. c. refer the matter to the charge nurse to resolve. d. report the request to the patient's health care provider.