It Has Been Determined That Each of the Following Patients

question 21

Multiple Choice

It has been determined that each of the following patients is at risk for falling.Which one requires the nurse's priority for ambulation?

• A)A 16-year-old with a sprained ankle being discharged from the emergency department.
• B)A 54-year-old who has taken the initial dose of an antihypertensive medication.
• C)A 45-year-old postoperative patient up for the first time since knee surgery.
• D)An 81-year-old who is asthmatic and had a hip replaced 18 months ago.

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Definitions:

Accommodation

The cognitive process of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding so that new information can be incorporated.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, a concept important in cognitive development.

Conservation

In cognitive psychology, the understanding that an object's or substance's quantity remains the same even when its appearance changes, a concept developed by Jean Piaget.

Formal Operational Thought

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, systematically, and logically.