A client who has a major depressive episode tells the nurse that for the past 2 weeks, he has been hearing voices and at times thinks that someone is following him
History reveals that he had these alternating symptoms before along with times when he has experienced neither of these symptoms and has been able to function adequately. The nurse interprets these findings as suggesting which of the following?
A) Paranoid schizophrenia
B) Undifferentiated schizophrenia
C) Brief psychotic disorder
D) Schizoaffective disorder
A
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A patient in the CCU will undergo a diagnostic electrophysiology study. Which complication should the nurse monitor for during this procedure?
A) Bleeding B) Vascular damage C) Lethal dysrhythmias D) Cardiac arrest
An older patient has been diagnosed with a venous thromboembolism. Which age-related change most likely contributed to this diagnosis?
A) Decreased coronary blood flow B) Less efficient cardiac oxygen usage C) Decreased elasticity of blood vessels D) Increased resistance of peripheral vessels
A female client has been admitted to the acute care unit with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting
During the interview the nurse determines the client's history includes pelvic inflammatory disease, mitral valve prolapse, and childbirth. The assessment finds the client's vital signs to be within normal limits. When analyzing the available data, what items should be clustered together? 1. Vital signs, complaints of pain history of childbirth 2. Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and history of pelvic inflammatory disease 3. Gender, history of mitral valve prolapse, and vital signs 4. History of pelvic inflammatory disease, mitral valve prolapse, and pain scale reports
In order to help an infant accomplish the basic task of infancy (according to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development), caregivers must consistently do which of the following things?
a. Provide entertainment and stimulation for psychological growth. b. Talk with the child during the child's waking hours. c. Hold the baby in a way that the baby prefers. d. Meet need for comfort, security, predictability, food, and warmth.