. A 77-year-old Hispanic Catholic Nun (retired) who immigrated to

the United States 15 years ago lives alone but in an apartment

complex where her sister lives as well. She is being discharged

home after a hospitalization for congestive heart failure with

prescriptions for 8 different medications. She is considered at risk

for noncompliance due to the following contributing factors

except:

• Ethnic background

2. A 78-year-old patient who is dying of colon cancer with metastases

to the liver is refusing to eat or drink. He is alert and oriented, and

states that he has no desire to eat, which is causing the family great

distress. In order to best address the client and family, you should:

• Educate the family that this is normal behavior in this

situation

3. A 79-year-old female client resides independently in the

community. The client’s daughter is concerned because her mother

insists on wearing a sweater and keeps all of the windows closed

even though it is 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside. The nurse

practitioner initially recognizes that this behavior may be related

to:

• age-related neurosensory changes that diminish awareness of

temperature changes