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MPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (0D6C8) zm zm zm zm zm
QUESTION 1 zm
1. Which action should the nurse take first during the initial phase of implementation
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a. Determine patient outcomes and goals
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b. Prioritize patient's nursing diagnoses
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c. Evaluate interventions
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d. Reassess the patient
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ANSWER
d. Reassess the patient Rationale: Assessment is a continuous process that occurs each time the nurs
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QUESTION 2 zm
A nurse is following the goals of Healthy People 2030 to provide care. Which action s
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a. Allowing people to continue current behaviors to reduce the stress of change
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b. Focusing only on health changes that will lead to better local communities
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c. Promoting a society in which all people live long, healthy lives
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d. Focusing on illness treatment to provide fast recuperation
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ANSWER
c. Promoting a society in which all people live long, healthy lives Rationale: Healthy People sets obje
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ctives to help the U.S. increase its focus on health promotion and disease prevention (instead of illn
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QUESTION 3 zm
,A nurse is using the World Health Organization definition of health to provide care. W
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hich area will the nurse focus on while providing care?
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a. Focusing on helping patients be disease free
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b. Providing care that involves the whole person
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c. Assuring that care is strictly personal in nature
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d. Directing focus only on the pathological state
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ANSWER
b. Providing care that involves the whole person Rationale:The World Health Organization (WHO) de
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fines health as a "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
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being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Therefore, nurses' attitudes towards health an
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d illness should consider the total person as well as the environment in which the person lives.
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QUESTION 4 zm
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lung cancer. The nurse believes that the class will convert many smokers to nonsmok
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ers once they realize the benefits of not smoking. Which health care model is the nurs
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e following?
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a. Health belief model
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b. Holistic health model
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c. Health promotion model
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d. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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ANSWER
a. Health belief model Rationale:The health belief model addresses the relationship between a perso
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QUESTION 5 zm
A nurse is using Maslow's hierarchy to prioritize care for an anxious patient that is n
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ot eating and will not see family members. Which area should the nurse address first?
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a. Anxiety
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b. Not eating
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c. Mental health
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d. Not seeing family members
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ANSWER
b. Not eating Rationale:According to Maslow, in all cases an emergent physiological need takes prece
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dence over a higher-level need. Nutrition is a physiological need and should be addressed first.
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QUESTION 6 zm
1. A nurse is assessing internal variables that are affecting the patient's health status.
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Which area should the nurse assess?
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,a. Perception of functioning
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b. Socioeconomic factors
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c. Cultural background
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d. Family practices
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ANSWER
a. Perception of functioning Rationale: Internal variables include a person's developmental stage, inte
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llectual background, perception of functioning, and emotional and spiritual factors.
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QUESTION 7 zm
1. A nurse is teaching about the transtheoretical model of change. In which order will
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the nurse place the progression of the stages from the beginning to end? i. Action ii. P
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reparation iii. Maintenance iv. Contemplation v. Precontemplation
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a. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
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b. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
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c. 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
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d. 1, 5, 2, 3, 4
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ANSWER
a. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
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QUESTION 8 zm
1. The patient has a colostomy but has not yet been able to look at it. The nurse teac
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hes the patient how to care for the colostomy. The nurse sits with the patient, and tog
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a. Knowing
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c. Enabling
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d. Maintaining belief
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ANSWER
c. Enabling Rationale: Enabling is facilitating another's passage through a life transition and unfamili
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ar events. Working with the patient to find alternate ways to perform the task is doing just that.
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QUESTION 9 zm
1. A nurse is using Watson's model to provide care to patients. Which carative factor
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will the nurse use?
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a. Maintaining belief
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b. Instilling faith-hope
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c. Maintaining ethics
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d. Instilling values
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, ANSWER
b. Instilling faith-hope Rationale: Watson has 10 carative factors, one of which is instilling faith-
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hope.
QUESTION 10 zm
1. Which action indicates a nurse is using caring touch with a patient?
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a. Insert a catheter
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b. Rubs a patient's back
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c. Prevents a patient from falling
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d. Administers an injection
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ANSWER
b. Rubs a patient's back Rationale: It is the way a nurse holds a patient's hand, gives a back massag
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e, or gently positions a patient.
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QUESTION 11 zm
1. The nurse is monitoring for Never Events. Which finding indicates the nurse will re
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port a Never Event?
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a. Lack of blood incompatibility with a blood transfusion
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b. A surgical sponge is left in the patient's incision
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c. Pulmonary embolism after lung surgery
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d. Stage II pressure ulcer
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ANSWER
b. A surgical sponge is left in the patient's incision Rationale:The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
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QUESTION 12 zm
1. A nurse reviews the history of a newly admitted patient. Which finding will alert th
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e nurse that the patient is at risk for falls?
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a. 55 years old
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b. 20/20 vision
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c. Urinary continence
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d. Orthostatic hypotension
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ANSWER
d. Orthostatic hypotension Rationale: Numerous factors increase the risk of falls, including a history
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of falling, age 65 or over, reduced vision, orthostatic hypotension, lower extremity weakness, gait an
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d balance problems, urinary incontinence, improper use of walking aids, and the effects of various m
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edications.
Exam Solution zm
Nursing 112 Final Exam 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED CO zm zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
MPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (0D6C8) zm zm zm zm zm
QUESTION 1 zm
1. Which action should the nurse take first during the initial phase of implementation
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?
a. Determine patient outcomes and goals
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b. Prioritize patient's nursing diagnoses
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c. Evaluate interventions
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d. Reassess the patient
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ANSWER
d. Reassess the patient Rationale: Assessment is a continuous process that occurs each time the nurs
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e interacts with a patient.
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QUESTION 2 zm
A nurse is following the goals of Healthy People 2030 to provide care. Which action s
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hould the nurse take? zm zm zm
a. Allowing people to continue current behaviors to reduce the stress of change
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b. Focusing only on health changes that will lead to better local communities
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c. Promoting a society in which all people live long, healthy lives
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d. Focusing on illness treatment to provide fast recuperation
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ANSWER
c. Promoting a society in which all people live long, healthy lives Rationale: Healthy People sets obje
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ctives to help the U.S. increase its focus on health promotion and disease prevention (instead of illn
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ess care) and encourages cooperation among individuals, communities, and other public, private, and
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mnonprofit organizations to improve health. The current publication, Healthy People 2030, promotes
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a society in which people live long, healthy lives.
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QUESTION 3 zm
,A nurse is using the World Health Organization definition of health to provide care. W
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hich area will the nurse focus on while providing care?
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a. Focusing on helping patients be disease free
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b. Providing care that involves the whole person
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c. Assuring that care is strictly personal in nature
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d. Directing focus only on the pathological state
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ANSWER
b. Providing care that involves the whole person Rationale:The World Health Organization (WHO) de
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fines health as a "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
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being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Therefore, nurses' attitudes towards health an
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d illness should consider the total person as well as the environment in which the person lives.
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QUESTION 4 zm
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lung cancer. The nurse believes that the class will convert many smokers to nonsmok
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ers once they realize the benefits of not smoking. Which health care model is the nurs
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e following?
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a. Health belief model
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b. Holistic health model
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c. Health promotion model
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d. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 5 zm
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a. Anxiety
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b. Not eating
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c. Mental health
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ANSWER
b. Not eating Rationale:According to Maslow, in all cases an emergent physiological need takes prece
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QUESTION 6 zm
1. A nurse is assessing internal variables that are affecting the patient's health status.
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Which area should the nurse assess?
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,a. Perception of functioning
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b. Socioeconomic factors
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c. Cultural background
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d. Family practices
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 7 zm
1. A nurse is teaching about the transtheoretical model of change. In which order will
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the nurse place the progression of the stages from the beginning to end? i. Action ii. P
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reparation iii. Maintenance iv. Contemplation v. Precontemplation
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a. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
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b. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
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c. 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
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d. 1, 5, 2, 3, 4
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ANSWER
a. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
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QUESTION 8 zm
1. The patient has a colostomy but has not yet been able to look at it. The nurse teac
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 9 zm
1. A nurse is using Watson's model to provide care to patients. Which carative factor
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b. Instilling faith-hope
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c. Maintaining ethics
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hope.
QUESTION 10 zm
1. Which action indicates a nurse is using caring touch with a patient?
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a. Insert a catheter
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b. Rubs a patient's back
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c. Prevents a patient from falling
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d. Administers an injection
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 11 zm
1. The nurse is monitoring for Never Events. Which finding indicates the nurse will re
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port a Never Event?
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a. Lack of blood incompatibility with a blood transfusion
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b. A surgical sponge is left in the patient's incision
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c. Pulmonary embolism after lung surgery
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d. Stage II pressure ulcer
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 12 zm
1. A nurse reviews the history of a newly admitted patient. Which finding will alert th
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e nurse that the patient is at risk for falls?
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a. 55 years old
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b. 20/20 vision
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c. Urinary continence
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d. Orthostatic hypotension
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ANSWER
d. Orthostatic hypotension Rationale: Numerous factors increase the risk of falls, including a history
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d balance problems, urinary incontinence, improper use of walking aids, and the effects of various m
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edications.
