A 70-Year-Old Woman with Painful Arthritic Joints Asks the Nurse

question 18

Multiple Choice

A 70-year-old woman with painful arthritic joints asks the nurse what would be the most beneficial exercise for her based upon her disability. What would be the most appropriate suggestion of the nurse?

• A) Train with hand weights.
• B) Walk on a treadmill.
• C) Do low-impact aerobics.
• D) Swim.

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Definitions:

Interval Measures

A scale of measurement where the difference between any two consecutive measures is the same, but it does not have a true zero point, e.g., temperature scales.

Equal Intervals

A measurement scale where the difference between values is the same across the scale.

True Zero

A point on a scale which represents a complete absence of the measured entity, not merely an arbitrary point.

Powerful

Having great control, influence, or effect on others or outcomes.