Mr. Cullen, a male nurse, says, And sometimes the older men get disappointed when they see me. They say,
I was hoping for a young, pretty girl.' But many are so sick, they couldn't care less. Based on this statement,
which of the following is a logical conclusion?
a. Mr. Cullen couldn't care less about older male patients.
b. Older men do not care about the gender of their nurses.
c. Only those older men who are seriously ill want to be treated by young female nurses.
d. Some older men prefer to be treated by attractive female nurses.
Question 2
The need for nurses is unlikely to let up any time soon, given the growing health care needs of aging baby
boomers. By 2020, the national nursing shortage will more than triple, to 400,000 openings from 126,000 today, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts. It can be inferred from this passage that
a. baby boomers will not need health care by 2020.
b. in 2020, the demand for registered nurses in the country will be much less than today.
c. most nursing programs will not be able to produce enough nursing graduates to meet future demand.
d. most registered nurses will retire by 2020.
The nurse needs to note the source of the patient health history
Nurse Sandy
In older adults, higher education is related to higher levels of ego development.
This graph illustrates how unattached older adults are poorer than their peers who live in families