The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis Urinary Incontinence (Total) in an older adult patient admitted after a stroke. Urinary Incontinence places the patient at risk for which complication?
a. Skin breakdown
b. Urinary tract infection
c. Bowel incontinence
d. Renal calculi
ANS: A
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An older pregnant woman has come to the clinic for her first prenatal visit. She asks the nurse about age guidelines for genetic counseling and prenatal testing
The nurse informs the patient that genetic counseling and prenatal testing should be performed for all pregnant women in which age group? A) 18 to 25 B) 25 to 30 C) 35 and older D) 18 and under
The confidence interval for five-year survival after Stage I breast cancer in a large sample of women living in Texas is 87.5% to 93.3%, at a p <.05 level of significance. What does this mean? (Select all that apply.)
a. Texan women in the near future will be likely to have about a 90% chance of living five years after they are newly diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer. b. Women in Texas with Stage I breast cancer have a 95% chance of 90% survival, over a five-year period. c. Women in Texas with Stage I breast cancer have an 86% chance of five-year survival. d. In any sample of women in Texas newly diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer, there is about a 95% chance that their collective survival five years from now will be around 90%. e. Women in Texas can feel 95% confident that they will survive Stage I breast cancer.
Which aim of research is characteristic of or appropriate for qualitative research methods?
a. Control b. Prediction c. Explanation d. Understanding
A client complains of increased body metabolism, tachycardia, weight loss, high body temperature, and anxiety. Based on the assessment findings, what diagnosis does the nurse anticipate for this client?
1. Hypothyroidism 2. Type II diabetes 3. Type I diabetes 4. Hyperthyroidism