Older Adult Clients May React Differently to Infectious Processes and a Nurse

question 27

Multiple Choice

Older adult clients may react differently to infectious processes and a nurse suspects that her older adult client may be experiencing hypostatic pneumonia.The nurse must be alert to atypical signs and symptoms,such as:

• A) Hypotension
• B) Confusion
• C) Erythema
• D) Chills

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Definitions:

Isometric Sketch

A method of graphical representation allowing the visualization of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions, where the three axes appear equally foreshortened and the angles between them are 120 degrees.

Receding Axes

A term used in perspective drawing, indicating axes that give the illusion of depth by appearing to recede into the distance.

Isometric Ellipse

An ellipse that represents a circle viewed in isometric projection, used to convey circular features in angled views on technical drawings.

Oblique Circles

Circles on an oblique plane to the observer, appearing as ellipses in technical drawings and perspectives.