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The discharge nurse is teaching insulin administration to an older client. Based on the nurse’s understanding of the older learner which teaching strategy would be the best to use?

A 68-year-old client asks the nurse, “I hear about Medicare and Medicaid. What’s the difference?” Which response by the nurse is most accurate?

Client is admitted with acute pancreatitis after attending a three-day wedding celebration. The client is made NPO and is given Morphine for pain of 8/10 in left upper abdomen. What labs does the nurse anticipate the physician will order specific to the pancreas?

An older client who lives alone is experiencing slow but steady weight loss over the past year. What should the nurse encourage the client to do to address this concern?

A client is complaining of a dry mouth (xerostomia). What shall the nurse tell the client to avoid to prevent further damage to the mouth and potential aggravation of the condition?

An elderly patient is having difficulty sleeping and is requesting a sleeping pill. How should the nurse respond? 

A public health nurse is visiting an 80 year old widow who recently was discharged from a rehabilitation center after recovering from a fall. The woman shares that her three children and their families live several states away. The nurse identifiies that the patient looks fatigued, uses a walker to get around the house, and lives independently in her own home. She receives a little help from the community in the way of supermarket deliveries and a cleaning person who comes every other week. Which should the nurse identify as the main concern?

In reading a client’s history admitted with ulcerative colitis exacerbation, what characteristics does the nurse identify as consistent with this disease? Select all that apply.

While sitting at the bedside of a dying patient, the patient’s two sons are discussing the patient’s rifle collection and state that they hope their father identified which of them was to receive the guns in the will. What should the nurse do to ensure the comfort of the patient?

A client presents with chronic swelling and skin changes in the right leg. Reports brown discoloration around the ankle and a non-painful, shallow, irregular ulcer on the anterior tibial area. Wound bed is pink. Client states that swelling worsens by the end of the day. Based on this information, what admitting diagnosis does the nurse anticipate?