A 74-year-old patient with a history of heart failure is admitted with complaints of increasing fatigue and weight gain of 4 pounds in the past two days. The patient reports shortness of breath when lying flat. Which assessment is the nurse’s priority?

Explain the significance of the title of James Joyce’s story, “The Dead.” You should provide a summary of the story (about 5 sentences) and then explain the meaning of the story’s title.  You should write fifteen sentences for this response.

A. Cierto o Falso: Decide if each is Cierto or Falso.  Ana está triste porque no tiene suficiente dinero para comprar más libros. [1] 2. Todos están preocupados porque Ana está en Perú. [2] 3. Ana comprende un poco de español, pero está feliz de estar en México[4] 4. Ana compra un carro porque tiene dinero mexicano. [3] 5. Ana y sus 2 amigas visitan el centro. Van al centro,  al gimnasio, al parque, a la piscina y después a la escuela. [5]

Which of the following is true about osteoarthritis?  

The intravenous prescription is 3000 mL of 5% dextrose in water (D5W) to run over a 24-hour period. Thedrop factor is 10 gtts/1 mL. The nurse plans to adjust the flow rate to how many gtts/minute?

Older adults are at a greater risk of medication toxicity and adverse effects because of changes to body function. Which of the following functions affected by age does not contribute to this risk?

 A nurse has a correct understanding of the free radical Theory of Aging when they make what statement?

When caring for an older adult client who is prescribed diuretic medication, which of the following adverse effects would they be monitored for? 

A nurse must be able to recognize the types of families that the client is a part of to properly care for the individual and family. Types of families include which of the following?  (Select all that apply).

A prescription reads morphine sulfate 4 mg stat.  The medication ampule reads morphine sulfate 20 mg /ml.  The nurse draws up how many milliliters to administer the correct dose?