The most common cause of death in men aged from 45 to 64 years in Australia is:
a. lung cancer.
b. suicide.
c. coronary heart disease.
d. colon cancer.
c
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death and
ill health in men aged from 45 to 64 years.
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An infant with congestive heart failure is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin). What does the nurse recognize as a sign of digoxin toxicity?
a. Restlessness b. Decreased respiratory rate c. Increased urinary output d. Vomiting
A patient, age 68, has suffered an intertrochanteric fracture of the right hip. Before surgery, to provide support and comfort, an immobilizing device of a ______ is applied
a. Thomas splint b. Bryant traction c. Russell traction d. Buck traction
The spouse of a patient recently diagnosed with cancer asks, "What do you think about the relationship of stress and the development of cancer? My spouse has been under a huge amount of stress at work, and now they've diagnosed cancer."
The answer that best reflects the current thinking about psychoneuroimmunology is: a. "It's thought that the immune system is negatively affected by high stress.". b. "The research hasn't been focused directly on the link between cancer and stress.". c. "Your spouse's situation may reflect a coincidence. There is little concrete evidence that stress makes one prone to physical illness.". d. "Grief and depression are known to cause physical illness, but other types of stress have not been implicated as illness producers.".
The nurse has to apply a client safety device to a client. What type of client safety device would be best to use to prevent the client from interfering with necessary medical care?
A) Medical healing restraint B) Chemical restraint C) Behavioral health-behavioral management restraint D) Have another nurse hold the client