The nurse is planning a teaching workshop at the local community center for a group of 66-year-old men and women.What information is most important to include at the workshop?

A) A booklet on heart disease and diabetes
B) Planning leisure activities and exercise
C) How to stay connected with family members
D) A list of doctor names in the community

Dunn believes that an individual's state of health should be evaluated in the context of the person's environment.This approach illustrates that:

A) An unhealthy physical environment, characterized by poor living conditions, always has a negative effect on an individual's health
B) Adequate income, food, and shelter create a healthful environment and always improve physical health status
C) Physical environment, family, and social support may help or hinder the health status of an individual
D) The environment that should always be assessed is the client's immediate surroundings; extended boundaries do not apply in an ill state

________ depress the central nervous system by interfering with the transmission of nerve impulses.

A) Narcotics
B) Sedatives
C) Cholinesterase inhibitors
D) Analgesics

The interviewing manager should rely on the employment recruiter to address apparent gaps in an applicant's employment history.

Mr.Harris is an 82-year-old client with dementia who is admitted with pneumonia.After he has tried to climb out of bed on two occasions,the nurse has decided to utilize a bed exit monitoring device.Which of the following are accurate statements regarding this device?

A) It is not necessary to use bedrails with this device.
B) The device will prevent the client from getting out of bed.
C) The device will alarm when the client's legs are in a vertical position.
D) The device may only be used in a bed with sides raised.

The nurse is caring for a 45-year-old patient with a suspicious tumor in the bladder.The health care provider has ordered a procedure to identify the tumor tissue.Which test is done to collect tissue specimens?

A) Abdominal radiograph
B) Intravenous pyelogram
C) Endoscopy/cystoscopy
D) Ultrasound renal bladder

When preparing an adult patient for an enema,the nurse understands that the tube or nozzle should be inserted how far?

A) 1 to inches
B) 2 to 3 inches
C) 3 to 4 inches
D) 4 to 5 inches