A nurse is working in a geriatric screening clinic.  The nurse would expect that the skin of the elderly client will demonstrate which  characteristic?

What is the most frequent reason for revocation or suspension of a nurse’s license?

Which assessment finding in the elderly is caused by decreased vessel elasticity and increased peripheral resistance?

What statement or question is most useful for a nurse to ask when a client requests that the nurse pray with them?

A middle-aged man is having increasing difficulty breathing.  The client never exercises, eats fast food regularly, and smokes two packs of cigarettes a day and tells the nurse practitioner that they want to change the way they live.  What is the best strategy for helping the client change their behaviors?

Which of the following hypnotics is least likely to cause adverse reactions in the elderly?

Match as to whether the assessment data is a typical age-related change or warning sign of dementia.

Basic areas of practice when caring for the patients with mental illness include of the following except:

The student nurse encounters a patient who is exhibiting inappropriate sexual behavior. What is the best initial response by the student nurse?

The PCP has prescribed 2000 mL of D5W to run over 12 hours. The set calibration is labeled as 15 gtts/ml. Record your final answer to the nearest whole number. What is the gtt (drop) rate ?  ______ gtts/min _______