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1. D) It could become a communication barrier.

Ratio: Not all patient Knows the medical terms we need to explain it in simplest way

2. A) It lets the patient know that he or she is considered to be a person, not just a patient.

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3. D) “It’s normal to feel frightened. We’re doing everything we can for you.”

Ratio: It can help ease up the troubles in their mind and they feel safe even though they
are scared

4. A) The patient, not the interpreter

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5. B) When someone says something, and the other person has understood

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6. D) Yes, they have used non-verbal communication

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7.

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8. d) Noisy clinical settings

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9. a) Avoiding assumptions about their capacity to communicate effectively

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10. D) All of the above

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6. a. Risk for impaired skin integrity related to immobility

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7. d. “The number of immune cells in the skin reduces with aging.”

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8. b. Decreased subcutaneous tissue

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9. c. The older client has less subcutaneous padding on the elbows

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10. a. Revise the client's care plan to show the need for the application of moisturizing lotion

Ratio:

SAS 12

1. d. Sexual orientation

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2. b. Recognizing the need to lower blood pressure in older adults

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3. a. Decreased cardiac output related to altered contractility and elasticity of cardiac muscle

Ratio:

4. c. The heart has to pump faster to meet the demand for oxygen when there is lowered arterial oxygen
tension.

Ratio: the oxygen is getting lower and needs to get higher so the heart can beat faster
and for the body to get more heat

5.

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6. d. Sexual orientation

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7. b. Recognizing the need to lower blood pressure in older adults

Ratio:

8. a. Decreased cardiac output related to altered contractility and elasticity of cardiac muscle

Ratio:

9. c. The heart has to pump faster to meet the demand for oxygen when there is lowered arterial oxygen
tension.

Ratio: the oxygen is getting lower and needs to get higher so the heart can beat faster
and for the body to get more heat

10. c. Magnesium supplementation

Ratio: A systematic review of the evidence found that dietary salt restriction, fish oil
supplementation, physical activity, and weight loss were all likely to be beneficial at lowering
primary hypertension