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