An older woman asks a nurse in the cardiology practice, What is the ideal number that my cho-lesterol levels should be? I am confused by all of the different numbers. The nurse formulates her response on the knowledge that:
a. recent guidelines from the American Heart Association state that there is no one size fits all recommendation and that recom-mendations must be individualized to each patient.
b. recent guidelines from the American Heart Association provide different recommen-dations for individuals age 65-74, 75-84, and over age 85.
c. recent guidelines from the American Heart Association recommend a total serum cholesterol level below 100.
d. recent guidelines from the American Heart Association recommend a total serum cholesterol level over 200.
Question 2
An older resident of a long-term care facility diagnosed with dementia has in the last 48 hours become more confused than usual and while usually requiring help with toileting has been incon-tinent of urine.
The client's health care provider orders a complete blood count and serum electrolytes. When the laboratory tests are all within normal limits, the nurse initially:
a. attributes the changes in the resident's functioning to advancing dementia.
b. suggests that the resident be placed on broad-spectrum antibiotics to prevent in-fections.
c. speaks with the health care provider re-garding the changes in the client's func-tion and the possibility of obtaining a urine culture.
d. changes the plan of care to include blad-der training and implement a 24-hour cal-orie count.