Aware that older adult patients often present with nonclassic symptoms of type 2 diabetes mellitus, the nurse is particularly suspicious of a patient reporting
a. bouts of diarrhea alternating with periods of constipation.
b. recent problems reading and an infected sore on the toe that will not heal.
c. periods of depression and severe indiges-tion after eating.
d. dizziness when getting up too quickly and a red rash on the hands.
B
Often a newly diagnosed older individual will describe symptoms of fatigue, blurred vision, weight change (gain or loss), and infections. The other symptoms are not related.
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The nurse is assessing a child with pauciarticular-type juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which of the following would the nurse expect to assess?
A) Fever B) Rash C) Eye inflammation D) Splenomegaly
What behaviors would indicate that the treatment plan for a client in alcohol rehabilitation can be
evaluated as effective? a. Abstinent 10 days; states she can maintain sobriety for 1 day at a time; has spoken with employer, who is willing to have her start work in 3 weeks b. Abstinent 15 days; states she has her problems licked; plans to seek a new job where she will not have to face peers who know her history c. Attends AA daily; states many of the members are real alcoholics; thinks she may be able to help some of them find jobs in her company d. Abstinent 21 days; states in future she will never drink during the day or on the job; plans to stop by the bar after work occasionally to show her friends her newly found health
A patient with neck cancer is scheduled for a diagnostic test to determine the success of treatment. For what test should the nurse expect to prepare this patient?
1. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 2. computed tomography 3. x-ray imaging 4. ultrasonography
Which of the following responses made by the parents of a child recovering from a myringotomy for acute otitis media would indicate the instruction provided on home management was effective?
1. Ear irrigations should be placed on the wall of the external canal, and not on the tympanic membrane. 2. Air travel and sudden barometric shifts will not affect the surgical procedure. 3. Sterile cotton-tipped swabs can be used to clean the ear drainage. 4. Shampooing and swimming are not restricted after a couple of weeks.