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An attentive nursing staff should provide for range-of-motion exercises with elderly patients. What is the most direct benefit of improving range of motion in the older adult?
 
  A) Allows the person to continue walking up and down stairs.
  B) Allows the person to be involved in social activities such as dancing.
  C) Minimizes the person's use of adaptive devices.
  D) Reduces the person's risk of household accidents.

Question 2

A patient states that he returned from a 2-week camping trip a few days ago. He complains of nausea and anorexia and dark urine. What additional information would assist in diagnosing hepatitis A?
 
  a. Exposure to blood
  b. Recent ingestion of raw fish
  c. History of intravenous drug use
  d. Multiple sex partners



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Answer to Question 1

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Although improving range of motion may allow the older adult to dance and walk up and down stairs and may minimize the use of adaptive devices, the most direct benefit of those listed is to resolve one of the most functional problems of the elderly: increased risk of accidents.

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Hepatitis A spreads by direct contact through the oral-fecal route, usually by food and water contaminated with feces.




roselinechinyere27m

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


jojobee318

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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