The nurse assesses factors in a 76-year-old patient's history that might interfere with willingness to participate in health maintenance activities, which include ____________. (Select all that apply.)
a. a belief that diminished health is part of aging.
b. loss of a spouse 3 months ago.
c. having a physical examination every year.
d. living in an assisted living facility and does not drive.
e. having no family.
Question 2
The 80-year-old woman tells the home health nurse, I can only eat cereal because I just can't make those dentures work The nurse's most helpful suggestion would be to ___________________ __________ (Select all that apply.)
a. take only tiny bites of food.
b. chew slowly.
c. use a dental adhesive.
d. select soft, nonsticky foods (e.g., ground meat, boiled carrots).
e. pure all food.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
The nurse uses a noninvasive bladder ultrasound to measure the client’s bladder volume.
Effects of Therapy for Stuttering A functional MRI scan shows regions of the superior temporal lobe
Muscle weakness caused by myasthenia gravis is evident in the eyes of this patient.
Other Endocrine Tissues and Organs, Eicosanoids, and Growth Factors