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A community health nurse is assessing an older adult's ability to perform activities such as shopping, doing the laundry, using the telephone, and handling finances. Which assessment tool would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
 
  A) Barthel Index
  B) Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale
  C) Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living
  D) Modified Rankin Scale

Question 2

A community health nurse meets with a group of adults at the local senior center. They range in age from 65 to 70 years. The nurse would recommend vision screening at which frequency?
 
  A) Every year
  B) Every 2 years
  C) Every 5 years
  D) Every 10 years


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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