A school-age child is having difficulty walking and seeing during the night. Which health problem should the nurse suspect is occurring with this patient?
A. Detached retina
B. Retinitis pigmentosa
C. Early macular degeneration
D. Glaucoma
Answer: B
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The nurse is educating the new mother about the sleep patterns of a newborn. Which of the following statements should she include in her education?
A) "Newborns usually sleep approximately 16 to 20 hours/day." B) "Newborns generally sleep 6 to 8 hours/day and then are awake for 2 to 4 hours." C) "Don't worry about them sleeping too long; they will wake up when they are hungry." D) "Most newborns will have their days and nights mixed up."
The nurse understands that which alteration or deficit explains the memory alterations observed in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder?
1. Neuropathology 2. Biochemical alterations 3. Neural circuitry deficits 4. Brain metabolism dysfunction
The nurse is completing an admission assessment for a female adult client
When discussing the social history, the nurse identifies that the client is a smoker (one pack/day for 20 years) and has worked at a chemical plant operating a chemical packing machine. When reviewing this assessment, the nurse would consider this client at risk for A) environmental and occupational hazards that may affect life expectancy. B) increased life expectancy because she is female. C) no difference in risk because of her social and occupational circumstances. D) decreased fertility.
When caring for a patient with advanced multiple myeloma, the nursing staff must exercise extreme care to prevent which complication?
a. Pain b. Hematomas c. Muscle spasms d. Pathologic fractures