A Newly Admitted Patient Who Is Morbidly Obese Asks the Nurse

question 11

Multiple Choice

A newly admitted patient who is morbidly obese asks the nurse for assistance to the bathroom for the first time. Which action should the nurse take initially?

• A) Ask for at least two other assistive personnel to come to the room.
• B) Medicate the patient to alleviate discomfort while ambulating.
• C) Review the patient's activity orders.
• D) Offer the patient a walker.

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Definitions:

Biotic Potential

The maximum reproductive capacity of an organism under optimal environmental conditions.

Environmental Resistance

Factors in the environment that limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or population.

Ecological Niche

The role and position a species has in its environment, including all its interactions with the biotic and abiotic factors.

Population

Group of organisms of the same species occupying a certain area and sharing a common gene pool.