A nurse provides care in a large, urban hospital that serves a clientele of many different ethnicities and racial backgrounds. Which of the following statements is accurate regarding a patient's integumentary health?
A) Patients with darker skin have skin that is generally more resilient than that of lighter-skinned patients.
B) Patients with darker skin are largely immune to ultraviolet damage but have an increased risk of skin infections.
C) Patients with darker skin and patients with lighter skin have similar risks of most skin diseases.
D) Patients with darker skin have higher incidence of most skin disorders, but these are usually more difficult to diagnose.
C
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A) Receptors for all other steroid hormones will also be blocked. B) Up-regulation will increase the number of estrogen receptors on each target cell. C) Estrogen will continue to pass freely through the cellular membranes. D) Laboratory tests will reveal an increase in cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels.
A cognitively impaired patient has been a widow for 30 years. This patient frantically tries to leave the facility, saying, "I have to go home to cook dinner before my husband arrives from work." To intervene with validation therapy, the nurse will say:
a. "You must come away from the door." b. "You have been a widow for many years." c. "You want to go home to prepare your husband's dinner?" d. "Your husband gets angry if you do not have dinner ready on time?"
A new nurse is diligently caring for her clients by trying to remember everything she should be doing. However, one of the clients develops a "sudden" complication and another nurse steps in to help
After discussing the situation with her mentor, what is it determined that possibly occurred? A) Did not pick up on subtle laboratory changes B) Prioritized clients incorrectly C) Did not understand the client's disease D) Misinterpreted laboratory results
How can nephrotoxic drugs such as doxycycline and rifampin cause kidney damage?
a. Bacterial destruction of the nephrons b. Chemical alterations of glomeruli c. Necrosis of tubules from reduction of oxygenation d. "Clumping" of cellular debris from killed bacteria