A Nurse Is Working with an Older Individual Who Has

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working with an older individual who has recently started an exercise program. The individual tells the nurse, "This exercise thing is really hard, and I absolutely hate walking on a treadmill going nowhere. I think I am going to call it quits." Which of the following responses by the nurse will be most effective in encouraging the individual to remain in the program?

• A) "If you stop exercising, you will reverse all the good effects that the exercise accomplished."
• B) "I will have to report that to your physician."
• C) "What types of exercise do you enjoy doing?"
• D) "Most older people hate exercising, but they do it anyways."

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Definitions:

Notes Receivable Account

An account on the balance sheet representing claims for payments from customers or other parties due within a year or more.

Dishonored Notes

Refer to promissory notes that have not been paid by the maker at maturity.

Accounts Receivable Method

A technique for estimating the amount of uncollectible accounts receivable and setting aside an allowance for bad debts, reflecting more accurate financial statements.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra asset account that reduces the total receivables on the balance sheet by the amount estimated to be uncollectible.