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When the nurse is required to be within the patient’s intimate zone, what can the nurse do to reduce the discomfort of the patient?

A 16-year-old is admitted to the hospital for acute appendicitis, and an appendectomy is performed. Which of the following nursing interventions is most appropriate to facilitate normal growth and development?

What physiologic changes occur with normal aging?    

Age related gradual loss of hearing, especially with regard to sound at higher frequencies is called what?

A nurse manager is reviewing a patient’s nursing notes and finds the following note: “pt is difficult to care for and refuses suggestions for improving appetite.”  Which direction should the manager give the nurse who wrote the note?

What level of prevention is a daily low-dose aspirin after a heart attack?

A new graduate nurse is giving an update to the patient’s doctor and accepting phone orders from the doctor.  Which action requires the preceptor to intervene in the new nurse’s actions?

A mother preparing for a breast biopsy tells the nurse, “If I lose my breast, I know my husband will no longer find me attractive.”  What response would be the most appropriate?

Which finding would the nurse consider abnormal when performing a physical assessment on a 6-month-old?

After providing care a nurse charts in the patient’s record.  Which entry should the nurse document?