A 78-Year-Old Patient Is Hospitalized with a Fractured Femur

question 35

Multiple Choice

A 78-year-old patient is hospitalized with a fractured femur. During the nursing assessment, the patient repeatedly asks the nurse to "speak up so that I can hear you." The best action by the nurse is to

• A) increase the volume of the nurse's voice.
• B) speak normally but more slowly.
• C) over enunciate while speaking.
• D) use more facial expressions when talking.

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Definitions:

Zinc

A chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30; it is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a variety of uses, from galvanization to dietary supplements.

Isotope

An isotope is a variant of a particular chemical element, which differs in neutron number, while retaining the same number of protons.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, having no electrical charge and a mass slightly greater than that of a proton.

Element

A pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom, distinguished by its atomic number, which is the number of protons in its nucleus.