The clinic nurse talks with Ken and Karen about the signs and symptoms of substance use as their 12-year-old twins will be attending a new school in the fall and they wish to be prepared
The clinic nurse correctly describes the potential symptoms of substance abuse to include:
Select all answers that apply:
A) Chronic cough
B) Red and glazed eyes
C) Nausea and vomiting
D) Euphoria
A, B
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An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) was feeding a client with a tracheostomy. Later that evening, the UAP reports that the client had a coughing spell during the meal. What action by the nurse takes priority?
a. Assess the client's lung sounds. b. Assign a different UAP to the client. c. Report the UAP to the manager. d. Request thicker liquids for meals.
The nurse is writing the care plan for a patient admitted to the hospital for complications associated with muscular dystrophy. Which nursing diagnoses written on the care plan indicate a need for further instruction in constructing the diagnostic stateme
a. Constipation related to immobility as manifested by lower extremity weakness. b. Activity intolerance related to weakness as evidenced by verbal report of fatigue. c. Feeding self-care deficit related to fatigue as manifested by inability to swallow food. d. Ineffective airway clearance related to muscle weakness.
A homecare nurse visits an older patient who lives in a Naturally Occurring Retirement Commu-nity (NORC). The nurse understands that NORCs are:
a. purpose-built senior housing communities. b. neighborhoods or buildings where a large segment of the residents are older adults. c. communities where volunteers coordinate access to services for older adults. d. intentional collaborative housing where residents participate in the design and op-eration of the neighborhood.
A woman of 60 complained to the nurse that she just could not keep looking after her 85-year-old mother much longer
What might prevent the woman from using the respite center that the nurse suggested? A. Cost of respite care B. Embarrassment at admitting that she just did not love her mother that much C. The family and neighbors feeling she was an ungrateful daughter D. The woman losing the reference and being too embarrassed to ask for it again