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Kikoku

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Mrs. D, a resident in a nursing home, is considered noncompliant by many of the staff because she refuses to eat some of the food, which is nourishing and has been carefully planned by a dietitian. Most other residents have no objection to the meals.
 
  In addition, Mrs. D sometimes skips exercise classes. On the other hand, she takes all her medicines, and she gets along well with the other residents, to whom she tells risqu jokes. In what area is Mrs. D coping successfully? A) Diet
  B) Assertiveness
  C) Exercise
  D) Compliance

Question 2

A patient has a family history of cataracts. He asks what symptom would be present if he begins to develop them. The nurse might respond that the first symptom of a cataract is usually
 
  a. pain in the eyes.
  b. blurring of vision.
  c. loss of peripheral vision.
  d. dry eyes.



mmpiza

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Answer to Question 1

B
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The staff may be annoyed by Mrs. D's noncompliant behavior, and her diet and exercising may be imperfect, but she is exhibiting a healthy assertiveness in refusing to eat food she dislikes and to exercise when she doesn't want to.

Answer to Question 2

B
Blurring of vision is often the first subjective symptom reported by a patient who has cataracts.



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