For what is the older adult patient at increased risk because of age-related changes in the musculoskeletal system?

What is the most common cause of dementia?

The nurse recognizes that an older adult patient with COPD has a higher incidence of developing which age-related skeletal change that will alter the ability to exchange air effectively?

A young adult patient has come into a dermatology clinic and reports having had a single 1-in lesion that was scaly with a raised border and a pink center on the chest. Now, a little more than a week later, there are smaller matching spots of the rash on both sides of the chest. The nurse observes pink, oval-shaped spots that are 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 in across. What condition does the nurse suspect the health care provider will diagnose?

A nurse can assess cyanosis in a dark-skinned patient by assessing the color of which body part?

The patient is concerned about confidentiality and asks the nurse not to tell anyone what is said. What is the best response by the nurse?

The patient talks with his dead brother and arranges furniture so that his brother will have a place to sit. How should the nurse document this behavior?

What is the greatest problem with lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) use?

The nurse concludes that a significant goal of the care plan for an alcoholic patient has been met when the patient makes which statement?

The nurse reminds the 80-year-old patient that her respiratory system has decreased resistance to respiratory infections. For what is this patient at increased risk?

The older adult female patient is concerned about incontinence when she sneezes. What is the correct terminology for this type of incontinence?