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MirandaLo

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An elderly client tells the nurse that he has smoked for over 40 years. What interventions should the nurse consider?
 
  A) Say nothing because there is almost no chance he will quit smoking at his age
  B) Talk to him about quitting, emphasizing the benefits of quitting at any age
  C) Lecture him about all of the negative health effects of smoking
  D) Give him the name of a smoking cessation program

Question 2

A healthy 65-year-old African American man comes into the nursing center and states that he wants a general screening recommendation for men in his age group.
 
  He tells the nurse that he has taken a part-time job and that his wife wants to make sure that he is healthy enough to do the work. He also says that his wife is nagging him to quit smoking. Following the general screening guidelines, which of the following would be particularly important to assess?
  A) Blood pressure, weight, cholesterol, diabetes, hearing, osteoporosis, depression, alcohol abuse, violence, and immunizations
  B) Blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, hearing, osteoporosis, depression, alcohol abuse, violence, and immunizations
  C) Cholesterol, diabetes, hearing, osteoporosis, depression, alcohol use, violence, and immunizations
  D) Blood pressure, weight, cholesterol, diabetes, hearing, and osteoporosis



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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