Author Question: The patient, age 42, notices that she is having difficulty reading typed print. The nurse would ... (Read 156 times)

Garrulous · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The patient, age 42, notices that she is having difficulty reading typed print. The nurse would explain that the decreased ability to accommodate for near vision is called

a. senility.
b. presbyopia.
c. myopia.
d. refraction.

Question 2

A nurse in a cardiac fitness unit is helping an elderly man set health goals for the coming year. The patient has had one heart attack and two coronary artery bypass operations, and can now walk only one city block (1/8 mile) before tiring.

Which goal seems most reasonable for him? A) Walk 10 blocks every day
B) Jog 4 blocks every day
C) Walk 24 blocks every day
D) Continue to walk 1 block every day

LP · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Measurement of visual acuity can determine refractory errors such as presbyopia, the inability to focus on close objects.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Although setting such a goal depends very much on the patient and the course of his recovery, it seems reasonable to set a goal of walking 10 blocks (a little more than a mile) every day within a year. That is not so much as to seem unreachable, or so little as to seem worthless. If the patient tries to make progress toward that goal but fails, the goal can be revised after a few months.