Despite the high quality care and conscientious application of the principles of asepsis, a 78 year-old client who had undergone coronary bypass surgery has developed an infection in the leg incision. Which factor would the nurse most likely identify as contributing to the client’s infection?

Which statement by residents of a nursing home should prompt a nurse to assess for depression?

A nurse who provides care in a clinic comes into contact with numerous older adults, many of whom have bruises of various sizes and stages on their body. What pattern of bruising is most suggestive of possible abuse?

The nurse visits an 81 year-old man with recent diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease who lives at home with his wife, who is his primary caregiver. Recently, the man has begun to be incontinent of urine, a development that his wife states accompanied a decline in his cognition. The nurse documents this finding as which type of incontinence? 

A rural community nurse sets up a monthly disease screening service. Which justification best supports the screenings?

A small dam was constructed for $2.2 million. The annual maintenance cost is $15,000. If interest is 5%, compute the capitalized cost of the dam, including maintenance cost.

Now you are 20 years old.  To maintain the same lifestyle when you retire in the next 50 years you must have an annual income of  $50,000 for the rest of your life ( n=infinity)  starting when you are 71 years old.  Find the amount of money that you must deposit to a Bank now so that this amount will produce such an income for you in the next 50 years.   Assuming that the interest rate will be stable at 10% for a long period of time. Warning: Answer must be an INTEGER number only”, no decimal, no period, no comma, no  sign in the front such as $, plus/minus and no unit at the end .  You may round up or round down as needed such as 2.989 = 3 and 45.412= 45. No credit for wrong input format.

If we wanted to culture a plant to have an extensive root structure, which of the following hormones would we use?

RFP means this:

A gerontological nurse is conducting an in-service education program for a group of community health center staff nurses who provide care to a large older adult population. When discussing emergency situations involving older adults, which reasons would the nurse include as increasing the risk for problems? (Select all that apply)