The Nurse Is Developing an Exercise Program for Elderly Patients

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse is developing an exercise program for elderly patients living in a nursing home.To develop a beneficial health promotion program,the nurse needs to understand that when dealing with the elderly

• A) Exercise is of very little benefit because the patients are old.
• B) It is important to disregard their current interests in favor of exercise.
• C) No physical benefit can be gained without a formal exercise program.
• D) Adjustments to exercise programs may have to be made to prevent problems.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure where numerous small firms sell identical products, there’s free entry and exit, and no single firm can influence the market price.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good or service changes as production volume changes.

Variable Input

Any resource for which the quantity used in production can vary as the level of output changes.

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure where many firms offer products that are similar and entry into the market is relatively free of barriers.