The graduate nurse is caring for an elderly patient recently diagnosed with cancer. What signs or symptoms would be present to support the diagnosis of frailty in this patient?
A) Serum albumin greater than 2.5 g/100dl
B) Serum albumin less than 2.5 g/100dl
C) Hemoglobin 23 g/dl
D) Hemoglobin 12 g/dl
B
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The nurse attempting to develop a plan of care that addresses a client's spirituality should incorporate measures to address
a. broad concepts related to values, meaning, and purpose. b. only those individual aspects of the self that the client has shared with the nurse. c. the client's religion and the specific degree of participation in the church. d. the personal relationship between God and the client.
When using the ABC system of managing time, those items coded A include:
a. calling the pharmacy to see whether a drug insert is available for a patient. b. checking to see why a ventilator is alarming. c. organizing the medication cart. d. writing memos to remind everyone to contribute to the boss's birthday gift.
A client in the psychiatric unit begins to laugh and appears to be talking with someone, though the nurse sees no one else in the room. What should the nurse do first?
A) Open the door to the quiet room so the client can use it. B) Go into the room and sit down beside the client. C) Walk quietly by and do not disturb the client. D) Stand at the door and ask if the client is talking to him/herself.
The nurse walks in to find the client crying after the physician informed her of her diagnosis of human papilloma virus (HPV). Which statement by the nurse conveys an attitude of acceptance toward the client with a sexually transmitted infection?
1. "Don't worry about it. In a few weeks, with treatment, the lesions will disappear." 2. "You seem upset. I'll get the doctor." 3. "You seem upset. Can I help answer any questions?" 4. "I think you need to see a therapist."