While Looking Over the Chart of an Elderly Patient, a Nurse

question 12

Multiple Choice

While looking over the chart of an elderly patient, a nurse noted several findings that are to be expected as a result of long-standing hypertension. One of those findings would be

• A) A chest radiograph indicating the possibility of pneumonia.
• B) Blood work suggestive of kidney failure.
• C) A brain scan ruling out a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease.
• D) Blood work ruling out a myocardial infarction, or heart attack.

Understand the concept of goal shielding and its role in achieving objectives.

Provide advice on managing stress and making healthy lifestyle choices.

Describe reactance, its causes, and consequences on behavior and decisions.

Identify causes of self-defeating behavior, including faulty knowledge and ineffective strategies.

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Definitions:

Inflation Rate

The tempo at which the broad cost of goods and services rises, leading to a downfall in purchasing strength.

Deflation

Deflation is a decrease in the general price level of goods and services, often associated with an increase in the purchasing power of money.

Nominal Interest Rate

The proportionate growth in the amount of money that borrowers need to repay to lenders, excluding adjustments for inflation.

Nominal Interest Rates

The interest rate prior to inflation adjustment, denoting the nominal value of interest payments.