A disorder of perception involving one of the five senses is a(n) ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
hallucination
A disorder of perception involving one of the five senses is called a hallucination.
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When assessing a client's pulse, the nurse is able to palpate the pulse for some time before losing it upon exerting a little bit more pressure. The pulse is beating at 80 bpm
Which of these should the nurse document as the character of the client's pulse? A) Strong pulse B) Thready pulse C) Rapid pulse D) Bounding pulse
A patient taking ethambutol (Myambutol) has received information about the medication. The health care provider should instruct the patient to immediately report which adverse effect?
a. Orange-red discoloration of bodily secretions b. Difficulty detecting the colors red and green c. Any onset of gastrointestinal (GI) adverse effects d. Impaired sense of hearing
The nurse is instructing a new mother on safety measures for newborn abduction. Which should the nurse include in the instructions? (Select all that apply.)
a. Publish the birth announcement in your local newspaper. b. Don't relinquish the newborn to anyone without identification. c. Keep your door open if the newborn is in the room while you shower. d. Use a password system with the staff when the newborn is taken from the room. e. When you use the restroom, ring for a nurse to stay in the room with your newborn.
A patient tells the nurse that he is upset because his surgical wound is infected and everyone else that he knows who had the same surgery did not have the same problem. Which of the following can the nurse respond with to this patient?
1. How or why a person develops a wound infection depends upon many things such as basic health of the person, age, gender, and the organism the body is fighting. 2. There really is nothing that could be done to prevent it. 3. Maybe they did have the same problem but did not tell you. 4. At least you are in the hospital when the infection started and not at home.