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joe

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Most elderly people having a heart attack have
 
  a. Pain diffused over the entire chest area
  b. No pain
  c. Crushing sternal pain
  d. Pain on the left side of the chest and pain that radiates down the left arm

Question 2

Basic concepts of holistic nursing include
 
  a. Using your developed clinical expertise
  b. Developing a close relationship with the patient's family members and significant others
  c. Remembering the personal intuition and creativity of patients in your nursing plan
  d. All of the above



dmurph1496

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Answer to Question 1

B
Most elderly people who have a heart attack do not have chest pain. The symptoms associated with chest pain, described in responses A, C, and D, are symptoms often found in younger people.

Answer to Question 2

D
The practice of holistic nursing includes following physicians' orders, using your clinical expertise, respecting and drawing on a person's knowledge of and intuition of his or her own body, and integrating significant others in the patient's life into their care.



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