Author Question: Because many residents in a long-term care facility are experiencing sleep problems, which routine ... (Read 134 times)

vHAUNG6011 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

Because many residents in a long-term care facility are experiencing sleep problems, which routine should the nurse reevaluate?

A) Offering a light snack at bedtime
B) Bathing residents in the evening rather than first thing in the morning
C) Activities are concentrated in the morning to ensure evenings are free
D) Encouraging residents to refrain from going to bed when they first feel drowsy in the evening

Question 2

A nurse is taking the medical history of an elderly patient who has thyroid cancer. What is an especially important question the nurse should ask?

A) Have you ever smoked cigarettes?
B) Did you have acne as a teenager?
C) Have you ever experienced stress?
D) Have you ever used artificial sweeteners?

macagn · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
It is preferable to intersperse activities throughout the day rather than concentrating them in the morning. A bath and a snack in the evening are both conducive to sleep and going to bed too early is not conducive to sustained sleep.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
Before the 1950s, acne was sometimes treated with x-rays, which increased the risk of thyroid cancer. A person now in her or his seventies might well have had acne in the 1940s. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of some cancers, but not thyroid cancer. The belief that stress and other toxic emotions can depress immune functions and contribute to cancer is an unsupported claim. The fear that many people have that artificial sweeteners cause cancer has not been proven.