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Julie has a fear of riding in elevators. She is seeing a therapist who asks her to construct a hierarchy of her fears related to riding in elevators. In addition, her therapist is teaching her to relax while imagining each fear in the hierarchy. Julie’s therapist is using ________.

Which of the following is not considered a safe practice of computerized charting? Select all that apply

                  A patient who appears to be in pain does not ask the nurse for pain medication because he feels it would upset the nurse. The style of communication that the patient is demonstrating is

A patient who is hearing impaired tells the nurse, I have difficulty hearing what people say to me.  Which should the nurse do? Select all that apply

The shape of a growth curve can be described as?

A long-term care facility is committing to a restraint-free environment. What will the health care workers implement to encourage this environment? (Select all that apply.)

What is the BEST definition of growth?

                   A patient is being discharged to a nursing home.  While preparing the discharge summary, the patient says, I feel that nobody cares about me.  Which is the nurse’s best response?

When communicating with older adults, it is important to be aware of? Select all that apply

Blood pH averages 7.4 but fluctuates from 7.35 to 7.45. A pH of 7.4 can therefore be considered the ___ for this variable.