The Nurse Is Admitting an Older Patient Who Requires a Cane

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse is admitting an older patient who requires a cane for ambulation, bilateral hearing aids, and monthly vitamin B12 injections. The daughter of the patient tells the nurse that the patient no longer remembers how to use a toothbrush or turn on the television set. Which information requires further assessment?

• A) Vitamin deficiency
• B) Loss of hearing
• C) Assistive device for ambulation
• D) Cognitive change

Acknowledge the role of familism and its impact on social capital within diverse educational settings.

Discuss the benefits of intercultural education for creating effective workers and citizens in a racially diverse democracy.

Analyze the pervasiveness of whiteness on college campuses and propose strategies for decolonization in academic disciplines.

Examine the importance of and considerations in analyzing educational completion rates among different racial and ethnic groups.

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Definitions:

Apocrine Glands

Sweat glands, mainly found in the underarm and genital areas, that secrete a thicker sweat and are involved in scent and pheromone release.

Lipid Soluble

Refers to substances able to dissolve in fats or lipids, often influencing their absorption and transport in biological organisms.

Hypertonic Fluid

A solution having a higher concentration of solutes than the cytoplasm of a cell, leading to the cell losing water by osmosis.

Merocrine

A type of exocrine secretion where cells secrete substances without losing cytoplasm.