A Man Stated, "I Used to Work Out at the Exercise

question 7

Multiple Choice

A man stated, "I used to work out at the exercise room at work, but now that I'm retired I sit and watch TV. My wife keeps nagging me to do something. What do you think I should be doing at my age?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

• A) "I think you should try to please your wife. What is it she wants you to do?"
• B) "It's okay to slow down at your age; why look for problems?"
• C) "You should try to exercise just as you did before. Is there a YMCA or club nearby?"
• D) "You've worked all your life; you have a right to rest now."

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A discrete frequency distribution which gives the probability of a number of independent events occurring in a fixed time.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, found by dividing the sum of all numbers by the count of numbers.

Discrete Probability Distribution

A statistical function that describes the likelihood of each possible outcome of a discrete random variable occurring.

Mean

The average of a set of values, calculated by summing all the values and dividing by the number of values.