During a physical exam, the nurse asks the client about medical problems that can impact vascular health, including (Select all that apply)
a. diabetes.
b. heart disease.
c. stroke or TIA.
d. gallbladder disease.
e. prior frostbite.
A, B, C, E
The nurse should specifically question the client about hypertension, diabetes, stroke, TIAs, changes in vision, phlebitis, history of blood clots, pulmonary emboli, varicose veins, or a pre-vious history of frostbite.
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The clinic nurse is talking with a patient about information concerning a drug her or she bought online. What is the nurse's responsibility to the patient concerning this information?
A) Encourage the patient to seek information about drugs from a pharmacist. B) Explain that information obtained from the Internet is not always accurate. C) Offer the patient a drug reference guide to read and learn more about the drug. D) Interpret the information and explain it in terms that the patient will understand.
A patient asks the nurse how the immune system protects the body. What is the nurse's best response?
1. "Self-recognition allows the immune system to recognize foreign parts." 2. "Memory means that the immune system develops lasting protection against specific invaders." 3. "Specificity is the ability of the immune system to react with a particular response to one antigen." 4. "Tolerance is the term for the ability of the immune system to differentiate between the person's body and foreign substances."
If WHO, the World Health Organization, defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity" (WHO, 2011) and wellness is described as a state of being,
a. What is the relationship of wellness and health in a person's life? b. How do illness and disease relate to one another? c. Do you think an individual can have an illness or disease and still be healthy or well? Why or why not? d. How does chronic illness in an individual's life affect wellness or being healthy or unhealthy?