The nurse is assessing a patient and finds two enlarged supraclavicular lymph nodes. The nurse asks the patient how long these enlarged nodes have been there
The patient states, "I can't remember. A long time I think. Do I have cancer?" The nurse is aware that that body responds to stress. Which of the following is an immediate physiologic response to stress the nurse would expect to see in this patient?
A) Vasodilation of peripheral blood vessels
B) Increased blood pressure
C) Decrease in blood glucose levels
D) Pupil constriction
Ans: B
Feedback: An initial response to stress, as seen by the fight-or-flight response, is an increase in the patient's heart rate and blood pressure. Vasoconstriction leads to the increase in blood pressure. Blood glucose levels increase, supplying more readily available energy, and pupils dilate.
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A community health nurse is providing dressing changes for an older adult woman who has a chronic venous ulcer. When choosing a wound management strategy for this patient, what principle should guide the nurse's care regimen?
A) Dead tissue should remain undisturbed and allowed to naturally resorb. B) Topical antibiotics should be kept in contact with the wound bed at all times. C) Wound healing will occur most quickly if the wound bed is kept as moist as possible. D) The wound exudate should be promptly removed from the wound bed.
The nurse discusses the patient's condition on the phone with the patient's brother. On learning this, the patient is upset, saying he has not spoken with his brother for years and does not want his brother to know anything about his condition
The nurse has a. slandered the patient. b. committed a felony. c. breached confidentiality. d. assaulted the patient.
The mother of a 13-year-old child with conduct disorder says, "Oh, fighting and stealing—yeah, he's always been this way. In fact, when he was 8 years old, he was already in trouble with the law"
How should a nurse interpret this information? A) Childhood-onset conduct disorder is more severe than the adolescent-onset type, and these individuals likely develop antisocial personality disorder in adulthood. B) Childhood-onset conduct disorder is caused by a difficult temperament, and the child is likely to outgrow these behaviors by adulthood. C) Childhood-onset conduct disorder is diagnosed only when behaviors emerge before the age of 8 years, so the client is likely to improve. D) Childhood-onset conduct disorder has no treatment or cure, and children with this diagnosis should be removed from society because they are likely to develop antisocial personality disorder.
Which component is found in synovial fluid?
a. Protein polysaccharides b. Water c. Leukocytes d. Chondrocytes