A nurse is counseling a young man with obesity and diabetes. The nurse explains that in addition to direct medical costs, indirect costs will likely include
A. Costs of medication
B. Lost wages and loss of employment productivity
C. Decreased lifespan
D. Increased costs of health insurance
ANS: B
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a. removal of the central core of the lesion. b. excising the entire lesion with a 1/4-inch border around it. c. removal of the top of the lesion that stands above the skin line. d. excising the lesion down to the dermis.
A patient in the emergency department says, "I took a drug that makes me feel like I'm outside my body looking at the world. Colors move like music." The nurse should assess that the patient
a. probably has schizophreniform disorder. b. has probably ingested a hallucinogen. c. is experiencing formication. d. is using confabulation.
You are working in an extended care facility when M.Z.'s daughter brings her mother in for a week's stay
while she goes on a planned vacation. M.Z. is an 89-year-old widow with a 4-day history of nonlocalized abdominal pain, incontinence, new-onset mental confusion, and loose stools. Her most current vital signs are 118/60, 88, 18, 98.4° F (37.4° C). The medical director ordered a postvoid catheterization, which yielded 100 mL of cloudy urine that had a strong odor, and several lab tests on admission. Urine culture and sensitivity results are pending; the other results are shown in the chart. What condition do the lab reports point toward?
What additional assessment findings might reflect the consequences of frequent prolonged
vomiting in the infant? What will be an ideal response?