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acc299

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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an elderly woman and her family caretakers. Teaching has been effective if the patient states:
 
  1. I will keep this list of medications that you gave me and bring it to all of the follow-up appointments.
  2. My doctor's office will get a full report of all the labs you did here in the hospital.
  3. I should empty all of my pills into one container so they don't get lost.
  4. I will write down every pill when I take it.

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A nurse who is working in a long-term care facility recognizes that safety concerns in the elderly population are most often related to normal changes in which of the following systems?
 
  1. Cardiovascular
  2. Peripheral-vascular
  3. Integumentary
  4. Sensory


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orangecrush

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4


acc299

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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