The Nurse Determines That an Older Patient Is Experiencing Environmental

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse determines that an older patient is experiencing environmental stress. What information did the nurse use to make this clinical determination? Select all that apply.

• A) Woke up four times during the night
• B) Road construction blocking routine driving routes
• C) Living alone after the death of the patient's spouse
• D) Having to wait for transportation for a doctor's appointment
• E) Snow and ice on the sidewalks and steps leading to the house

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Production

The process of converting raw materials or components into finished goods through the use of machinery and labor in factories.

Means of Production

The resources, such as land, factories, and tools, required for the production of goods and services.

Proletariat

In Marx’s usage, is the working class. Members of the proletariat perform physical labor but do not own means of production. They are thus in a position to earn wages.

Lumpenproletariat

A term used primarily in Marxist theory to describe the lower strata of the working class, including those who are unemployed or unemployable due to the lack of necessary skills.