The healthcare provider has ordered an elastic bandage to be applied to a wound on a client's femur. The nurse will begin to apply the bandage at which point on the client's leg?
A. The groin
B. The wound itself
C. The knee
D. The hip
Answer: C
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A client with Parkinson disease (PD) states to the nurse, "It is 1950 and I am late for work." What action should the nurse take at this time?
A) Orient the client, provide a calendar, and place a clock in the room. B) Ask the client what life is like in 1950. C) Medicate for confusion. D) Apply restraints so the client will not attempt to get out of bed to go to work.
According to Strauss and Glaser, three states of awareness of terminal illness have been identified. What do these states include?
a. Denial, anger, and depression b. Shock, yearning, and anguish c. Avoidance, confrontation, and accommo-dation d. Closed awareness, mutual pretense, and open awareness
A client is brought to the emergency department (ED) by family members who tell the triage nurse that the client doesn't recognize them. The client is diagnosed with a neurologic deficit
What other conditions are considered neurologic deficits? Select all that apply. A) Impaired speech B) Abnormal bladder elimination C) Muscle strength D) Normal gait E) Paralysis
The patient is a 56-year-old man who has terminal cirrhosis and severe ascites. He is lethargic but is demonstrating signs of discomfort and respiratory distress
The physician has spoken with the patient's wife and has obtained consent to perform an abdominal paracentesis on the patient. After the physician leaves to prepare for the procedure, the wife asks the nurse whether the procedure is really necessary. The nurse should respond by saying this: a. is the first step in the patient's recovery. b. may help the patient feel better. c. is needed to detect increased intracranial pressure. d. is needed to analyze pleural fluid.