Author Question: All of the following are strategies to help the nurse avoid making common diagnostic errors except ... (Read 66 times)

Redwolflake15 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

All of the following are strategies to help the nurse avoid making common diagnostic errors except

a. recognizing that the initial diagnosis will always remain constant
b. avoid personal bias in interpreting data
c. use of an organizational framework for clustering data cues
d. continued collection and analysis of data for use in the revision process

Question 2

Which of the following skin changes is not normal in the elderly patient?

a. wounds take longer to heal
b. lentigo senilis may occur on the hands and face
c. the fingernails become thinner
d. the number of sweat glands decreases

kilada · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C
It takes approximately 20 days for epidermal cells to be replaced in a young person, whereas in the older adult, this process takes about 30 days. Therefore, it takes longer for an elderly patient's wounds to heal. The development of lentigo senilis, or brown pigmented areas on the face, hands, and arms of older people, can cause the person concern over his appearance. These colorations are benign. Skin appendages hair and nails undergo changes as well. Hair becomes thinner, yet nails thicken and become more brittle. As a person ages, the number of sweat glands decreases; this can result in heat exhaustion.