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The nurse gives the patient the following instructions: Focus on my pencil and follow it as I move it away from you and then back toward you. The nurse is assessing the
 
  1. Anisocoria of the patient's pupils.
  2. Patient's accommodation response.
  3. Patient's consensual reflex.
  4. Direct pupil response of the patient.

Question 2

During the physical assessment, the nurse asks an elderly female patient if she experiences constipation. The nurse knows that
 
  1. Elderly patients almost always abuse laxatives, which creates problems with constipation.
  2. Aging patients always have difficulty having a bowel movement while hospitalized.
  3. In elderly patients, the rectal sphincter has lost elasticity, which decreases the sensation of urgency.
  4. It is common for intestinal peristalsis to slow down as a person ages, causing problems with constipation.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4



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