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The nurse points out that age-related changes in the intestinal tract are relatively insignificant. The changes include: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is aware that the medical record of a patient going for a cardiac catheterization should have: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse reminds a group of older adults that a colonoscopy is recommended every _______ year(s) after the age of 50.

The patient with the new colostomy is concerned about how to control diarrhea of the effluent. The nurse suggests that diarrhea can be controlled by the intake of:

When the patient who has an order to be out of bed complains of feeling too weak to walk to the bathroom, the nurse assists the patient with urination elimination by:

The nurse evaluates a prothrombin time (PT/INR) for a patient who is taking heparin. The nurse’s initial action should be to:

The nurse caring for a patient with lactose intolerance would anticipate the need to offer interventions for:

The nurse is admitting a patient with suspected urolithiasis. An appropriate nursing intervention in the care of such a patient would be to:

A patient with a new colostomy should have the hole in the faceplate cut to allow _____ inch around the stoma.

To improve the comfort of an older adult patient who is to be in the radiology department for several hours, the nurse should send a(n):