A disease caused by a lack of brain chemicals, which causes neurofibrillary tangles and plaques, is ____________________ disease.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Alzheimer's
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The nurse caring for a patient with chronic pain uses guided imagery, therapeutic touch, and relaxation techniques as interventions for pain. The nurse is using what type of approach?
a. Holistic b. Eastern holistic c. Risk factor reduction d. Health protection
Which of the following actions represent a shift in philosophy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Collecting and analyzing health data b. Creating integrated health information systems c. Allocating resources to treat specific diseases d. Encouraging partnerships and strategic alliances e. Creating transaction-based relationships f. Leveraging resources to steer the larger health system
The patient is prescribed oxandrolone 2.5 mg twice a day and is told to increase the dosage to gain weight to a maximum of 20 mg/d
If each tablet contains 2.5 mg, how many tablets would the nurse tell the patient he may take per day to avoid exceeding the 20 mg/d maximum? A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10
While bathing an elderly client who has limited abilities for self-care, the nurse notices several patches of dry skin on the client's heels, elbows, and coccyx. The nurse cleans and dries all the areas well and applies a moisturizing lotion
The most appropriate immediate follow-up by the nurse to ensure appropriate nursing care for this client's skin is to: 1. Revise the client's care plan to show the need for the application of moisturizing lotion 2. Assume personal responsibility to apply the moisturizing lotion daily to the cli-ent's skin 3. Encourage the client to tell whomever bathes her to apply the moisturizing lotion to her areas of dry skin 4. Inform the staff that the client's skin is showing signs of breakdown and mois-turizing lotion needs to be applied daily