The nurse assesses an older postoperative client and determines constipation is an appropriate nursing diagnosis. A goal for this nursing diagnosis is
A) knowing the importance of hydration and activity in regard to constipation.
B) decreasing the frequency of pain medication.
C) evacuating a formed bowel movement at least every 2 days with minimal distress.
D) drinking at least 1,500 ml of noncaffeinated and nonalcoholic beverages each day.
Question 2
The aging eye shows all of the following changes except:
a. better ability to focus on near objects
b. decreased lens accommodation
c. decreased peripheral vision
d. presbyopia
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
Written materials can be helpful for the older adult.
Older mothers more often deliver multiples—twins, triplets, or quads
Inspection of client