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khang

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A resident of an assisted-living facility was forced to call for help after she was unable to stand up from the toilet in her bathroom.
 
  The woman is embarrassed that she needed this assistance, and the nurse who oversees the facility knows that this situation was primarily due to the resident's rheumatoid arthritis. How should the nurse best respond to this resident's decreased mobility?
  A) Encourage the woman to keep a portable phone in her bathroom.
  B) Provide a cane for the woman to keep in her bathroom.
  C) Have grab bar installed in the woman's bathroom.
  D) Create a new exercise regimen for the woman to follow.

Question 2

A patient comes to the bariatric clinic to obtain information about bariatric surgery.
 
  The nurse assesses the obese patient knowing that, in addition to meeting the criterion of morbid obesity, a candidate for bariatric surgery must also demonstrate what?
  A) Knowledge of the causes of obesity and its associated risks
  B) Emotional stability and understanding of required lifestyle changes.
  C) Positive body image and high self-esteem
  D) Insight into why their past weight loss efforts failed



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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