Assessment of a client's skin reveals several individual and distinct 2-mm lesions on the client's back. The nurse would document the configuration as which of the following?
A) Discrete
B) Linear
C) Annular
D) Confluent
A
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The perinatal nurse routinely screens pregnant women for postpartum depression. Which woman does the nurse screen as the priority?
A. Adolescent B. Age 35 years or older C. Ambivalent at first visit D. First pregnancy
A 16-year-old girl who attempted suicide is placed on a protocol of tricyclic antidepressants. The nurse cautions the parents that during the first few weeks of therapy, their daughter may:
a. sleep 12 to 14 hours a day. b. become anorexic. c. attempt suicide again. d. experience crying episodes.
All of the following statements about the physiological alterations in the pediatric patient are true except
A. infants have a metabolic capacity similar to adults. B. infants have immature enzyme systems in the liver. C. infants have lower plasma concentrations of protein for binding with drugs. D. infants have kidneys that function immaturely.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is 24 hours postpacemaker insertion. Which of the following nursing interventions is most appropriate at this time?
A. Reinforcing the pressure dressing as needed B. Encouraging range-of-motion exercises of the involved arm C. Assessing the incision for any redness, swelling, or discharge D. Applying wet-to-dry dressings every 4 hours to the insertion site