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An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical that he seems to be getting shorter as he ages. The nurse should explain that decreased height occurs with aging because: a. long bones tend to shorten with age b. of the shortening of the vertebral column c. there is a significant loss of subcutaneous fat d. there is a thickening of the intervertebral disks correct answers B A patient who has had rheumatoid arthritis for years comes to the clinic to ask about changes in her fin...

NUR 3094C/NUR3094 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS VERSION 1 GRADED A+ ACCURATE SPRING SUMMER TERM

An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical that he seems to be getting shorter as he ages. The nurse should explain that decreased height occurs with aging because: a. long bones tend to shorten with age b. of the shortening of the vertebral column c. there is a significant loss of subcutaneous fat d. there is a thickening of the intervertebral disks - ANS B A patient who has had rheumatoid arthritis for years comes to the clinic to ask about changes in her finge...

The nurse is assessing the ankle-brachial index (ABI) of a patient with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The nurse would be suspect of an ABI of: a) 1.1 b) 1.0 c) -1.1 d) 0.5 correct answers b A 22-year-old man comes to the clinic for an examination after falling off his motorcycle and landing on his left side on the handlebars. The nurse suspects that he may have injured his spleen. Which of these statements is true regarding assessment of the spleen in this situation? a) The spleen ...

NUR 3094C HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 LATEST 2024 FSCJ GRADE A+

A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated, and that he "feels hot." This type of data would be: a.) Objective b.) Reflective c.) Subjective d.) Introspective - correct answer C When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-level priority problems include which of these aspects? a.) Abnormal laboratory values b.) Low self-esteem c.) Lack of knowledge d.) Severely abnorma...

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