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An 80-year-old client is admitted to the hospital because of complications associated with severe dehydration. The client's daughter asks the nurse how her mother could have become dehydrated, because she is alert and able to care for herself. The nurse's best response is:

"The thirst reflex diminishes with age, and therefore the recognition of the need for fluid is decreased.

Which critical thinking skill does the nurse associate with the concept of maturity?

Ability to reflect on own judgments

The nurse is preparing an intraoperative care plan for a client. Which intervention should be excluded from the care plan?

Administering general anesthetic to the client

Which nursing interventions would be beneficial for providing safe oxygen therapy? Select all that apply

Check tubing for kinks No smoking signs

The nurse receives information about a client through another nurse. The nurse then finds that information has some missing facts. Which critical thinking attitude would the nurse use to clarify the information after talking to the client directly?

Perseverance

Which action made by the client indicates that they are in the precontemplation stage of Transtheoretical Model of Change?

Refuses to think about changing

A nurse teaches a client about wearing thigh-high antiembolism elastic stockings. What would be appropriate to include in the instructions?

You will need to apply them in the morning before you lower your legs from the bed to the floor

Which developmental changes should be evaluated in girls around 12 years of age?

skeletal