1. A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about expected changes of aging. Which of

the following statements by a group member indicates that the teaching has been

effective?

"I should expect my heart rate to take longer to return to normal after excessive as I get older."

2. A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has paralytic ileum. Which of the

following abdominal assessments should the nurse expect?

Absent bowel sounds with distention

3. A nurse is planning care for a client who reports abdominal pain. An assessment by the

nurse reveals the client has a temperature of 39.2 degrees C (102 degrees F), heart rate of

105/min, a soft contender abdomen, and census overdue by 2 days. Which of the

following findings should be the nurse's priority?

Temperature

4. A nurse is caring for a child who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy. Which of the

following actions should the nurse take?

Administe analgesics to the child on a routine schedule throughout the day and night.