A client is admitted with edema of the occipital lobe following a head injury. The nurse would correlate which finding with damage to this area?
a. Ipsilateral ptosis
b. Impaired vision
c. Pupillary constriction
d. Increased intraocular pressure
ANS: B
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a. "Sunscreen should be applied 30 minutes before going outside." b. "I do not need sunscreen when it is cloudy outside." c. "I should reapply sunscreen after swim-ming." d. "UV radiation does not penetrate through water."
The informatics nurse is preparing an educational program about the digital divide. In which way can healthcare professionals close this divide?
A) Provide online healthcare resources that are equally distributed. B) Provide the technology needed to access the Internet. C) Provide additional resources in regions that do not have access to technology. D) Provide increased access to free healthcare clinics with computer terminals.
Cultural knowledge involves learning about the clients' worldview from an emic perspective. A nurse wishes to obtain information on the alternative methods of health care her 45-year-old female client uses. Who is the best person to ask about this?
1. The husband of the client 2. A community leader of the ethnic group 3. The client herself 4. The religious leader of the ethnic group
Superior vena cava syndrome is a result of a progressive increase of which process?
a. Inflammation b. Occlusion c. Distention d. Sclerosis