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SGallaher96

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The nurse is attempting to place a urinary catheter in a 96-year-old female client. The nurse is unable to visualize the client's urinary meatus. An alternate position to facilitate the insertion of the catheter would include
 
  A) supine with the head of bed (HO
  B) elevated at 90?.
  B) supine with the bed flat, legs bent and apart.
  C) supine with the HOB elevated at 30?.
  D) side-lying lifting up the buttock.

Question 2

At the completion of an assessment the nurse determines that an older patient is at risk for the development of osteoporosis. What did the nurse assess in this patient?
 
  1. Obese with hip pain with ambulation
  2. Ingests three glasses of skim milk daily
  3. Eats three to five servings of shrimp and liver per week
  4. Takes corticosteroids for 10 years for chronic pulmonary disease



Melissahxx

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale: Obesity is not a risk factor for osteoporosis but predisposes the patient to osteoarthritis.



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