An Alert and Well-Oriented 78-Year-Old Patient with Multiple Health Problems

question 19

Multiple Choice

An alert and well-oriented 78-year-old patient with multiple health problems rarely gets out of bed and complains of having "no energy" and feeling increasingly weak. The patient has had an 11-pound weight loss over the last year. The nurse should initially

• A) ask the patient about daily dietary intake.
• B) schedule regular range-of-motion exercise.
• C) discuss long-term care placement with the patient.
• D) describe normal changes with aging to the patient.

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Definitions:

Descriptive Study

A research method focused on observing, describing, and documenting aspects of a situation as it naturally occurs, without intervention by the researcher.

Random Sample

A sample of participants that fairly represents the population because each member of the population had an equal chance of being included.

Convenience Sample

A sampling technique where participants are selected based on their easy accessibility and proximity to the researcher.

Experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact by controlling and varying variables.