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. 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
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