An Older Adult Patient with Arthritis Is Having Difficulty Using

question 18

Multiple Choice

An older adult patient with arthritis is having difficulty using a weekly pillbox as a reminder to take daily medications. The nurse would suggest as the best alternative:

• A) a paper and pencil check off system.
• B) a colorful calendar.
• C) a homemade egg carton container.
• D) symbol and color coded medication bottles.

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Definitions:

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other. Scores with a positive correlation coefficient move up and down together (as with high school and college GPAs). A negative correlation coefficient indicates that one score falls as the other rises (as in the relationship between self-esteem and depression).

Statistical Measure

A quantitative value representing a summary or collection of data, such as mean, median, or mode.

Random Sequences

Arrangements of numbers or objects in which each possible arrangement is equally likely, lacking any predictable pattern or order.

Self-Esteem

A measure of how much you value, respect, and feel confident about yourself.