When communicating with an older adult patient who has difficulty hearing, how should the nurse change her speech?

Which is the term for an infection of a hair follicle?

To help prevent falls related to muscle weakness, what type of exercises should be selected for the aging patient?

When the nurse discusses prevention of cardiac disease, falls, and depression with a group of older adults, the benefits of what are important to stress?

The patient complains to the nurse about a newly developed intolerance to milk. What should the nurse suggest to fulfill calcium needs?

When a patient is admitted with an overdose of an opioid narcotic, the nurse should anticipate an order for which drug to reverse the effects of the narcotic?

What severe side effect will occur if an alcoholic patient consumes alcohol while taking disulfiram (Antabuse)?

When assessing the older adult, the nurse considers which aspect of the patient's routine as a possible contributor to constipation?

A patient developed a severe contact dermatitis of the hands, arms, and lower legs after spending an afternoon picking strawberries. The patient states that the itching is severe and cannot keep from scratching. Which instruction will be helpful in managing the pruritus?

Which patient instruction will the nurse reinforce relative to the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

A nine-year-old patient is being evaluated for a skin rash. The preliminary diagnosis is impetigo contagiosa. The nurse assists with planning care with which fact about impetigo contagiosa in mind?