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A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about suspected changes of aging. Which statement by a group member indicates effective teaching? I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. Urinary incontinence is something I have to live with as I get older. I can expect to have less ear wax as I get older. My stomach will empty more quickly after meals as I grow older. I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. A nurse is caring for...

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A charge nurse in an ED is notified by the county;s emergency medical services that there has been a multiple-casualty crash involving a truck carrying radioactive waste. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Clear the department of all nonurgent clients and move those awaiting admission to a holding area. A home health nurse is performing an assessment of an older adult client's home. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a potential hazard? W...

A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about suspected changes of aging. Which statement by a group member indicates effective teaching? I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. Urinary incontinence is something I have to live with as I get older. I can expect to have less ear wax as I get older. My stomach will empty more quickly after meals as I grow older. I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. A nurse is caring for...

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has pneumonia. Which of the following physiologic changes associated with aging places the client at a greater risk for pneumonia? A. Decreased anterior-posterior diameter B. Increased diameter of the small airways C. Decreased number of cilia D. Increased alveolar surface area C. Decreased number of cilia Decreased anterior-posterior diameterA physiologic change associated with aging is a calcification of the bronchial and costal (rib) cart...

a nurse is completing medication reconciliation for an older adult client who is receiving multiple medications. which of the following actions should the nurse take first ask the client about over-the-counter medications she is taking a nurse at a long term facility is planning care for a client who has Alzheimer's disease and wanders at night. which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan assign the client to a room closer to the nurse's station a nurse at a...

A charge nurse in an ED is notified by the county;s emergency medical services that there has been a multiple-casualty crash involving a truck carrying radioactive waste. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Clear the department of all nonurgent clients and move those awaiting admission to a holding area. A home health nurse is performing an assessment of an older adult client's home. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a potential hazard? W...

A charge nurse in an ED is notified by the county;s emergency medical services that there has been a multiple-casualty crash involving a truck carrying radioactive waste. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Clear the department of all nonurgent clients and move those awaiting admission to a holding area. A home health nurse is performing an assessment of an older adult client's home. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a potential hazard? W...

A charge nurse in an ED is notified by the county;s emergency medical services that there has been a multiple-casualty crash involving a truck carrying radioactive waste. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Clear the department of all nonurgent clients and move those awaiting admission to a holding area. A home health nurse is performing an assessment of an older adult client's home. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a potential hazard? W...

A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy with an inflated cuff in place. Which of the following findings indicates that the nurse should suction the client's airway secretion? A. The client is unable to speak B. The client's airway secretions were last suctioned 2 hr ago C. The client coughs and expectorates a large mucous plug D. The nurse auscultate coarse crackles in the lung fields D. The nurse auscultates coarse crackles in the lung fields should auscultate coarse crac...