A client has severe pain related to degenerative joint disease. On which aspect of care will the nurse need to focus?
A) Client education on pathophysiology
B) Ability to perform ADLs
C) Client's financial resources
D) The effects of social isolation
Ans: B
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The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act has influenced healthcare delivery because it is:
a. a training program for informatics specialists. b. an organization that develops informatics competencies. c. an academic electronic health records software. d. federal legislation that promotes the use of electronic health records.
A client tells his nurse that he has difficulty hearing related to working in a loud factory setting for 15 years. What is the term for this condition?
A) Sensory deficit B) Sensory deprivation C) Sensory overload D) Sensory stimulation
A client states he has a latex allergy. What action should the nurse take?
A) Inform the client to tell the anesthesiologist B) Have the client take a Benadryl before surgery C) Send the client to the OR with epinephrine D) Place an allergy identification band
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional is most accurate?
a. ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood. b. In ALL, immature blasts cells replace normal myelocytic cells, megakaryocytes, and erythrocytes. c. B cells fail to mature into plasma cells that synthesize immunoglobulins. d. The translocation of genetic material from genes 9 and 22 create an abnormal, fused gene identified as BCR-ABL