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Yi-Chen

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The nurse makes a home visit to a 76-year-old male widower who is taking multiple medications. The patient states that he has been taking some herbal remedies. The nurse should include which of the following in the patient's teaching?
 
  A) He should inform his physician and pharmacist about the herbal remedies.
  B) He should stop taking the herbal remedies.
  C) Herbal remedies are folk medicine, and they don't usually work.
  D) Herbal remedies are natural products, so he can take as much as he wants.

Question 2

While organizing a walking program at an assisted living facility, one resident asks why older people should exercise. Which response would be the best for the nurse to make?
 
  1. You aren't too old to exercise.
  2. Exercise can help increase your blood pressure.
  3. Exercise has not been shown to have any benefits for people over 80.
  4. Exercise can help reduce the negative effects of stress, which can impact your physical health.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

4
Rationale: The statement You aren't too old to exercise does not answer the resident's question.



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