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 _______

Which of the following are stages in Erikson’s stages of Psychosocial development? Select all that apply.

A client who is being seen at a physician’s office states that they have “bad headaches all the time.”  Their diagnostic tests are all within normal limits.  What is this type of response to stress called?

An 84-year-old is admitted to a medical floor for severe malnutrition and dehydration.  The client’s wife, who has been the sole dependent care agent, appears tired, frail and angry when visiting.  The wife remarks, “Let’s see what you can do with him.”  What is the most therapeutic response for the nurse regarding this situation?

What is the primary function of protein in the human body?