The nurse is preparing to interview a client with osteoporosis. Which question related to symptoms should the nurse include?
A. "Have you had any recent weight gain or loss?"
B. "Do you feel you get adequate sleep at night?"
C. "Are you currently taking any medications?"
D. "Do you have difficulty breathing?"
Answer: D
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Which statement best describes how a cataract affects a child's vision?
a. It increases intraocular pressure. b. It alters the ability to distinguish between colors. c. It causes double vision. d. It prevents a clear image from forming on the retina.
A patient with a urinary diversion device is at risk for impaired skin integrity. Which intervention should the nurse perform for this patient?
1. emptying the bag reservoir every 2 hours 2. changing urine collection device every other day 3. teaching self-catheterization technique 4. monitoring for foul-smelling urine
A nurse remarks, "We have a list of nursing diagnoses for identifying client problems, and we have a nursing outcomes classification, so how will having a nursing interventions classification (NIC) be helpful?" The best answer would be:
1. "Nursing is seeking true professional status. We need clear rules we can all fol-low." 2. "NIC will identify a body of nursing actions and the rules and principles for their use." 3. "We need to know why we do things. NIC will provide us with the rationales for proposed nursing interventions." 4. "NIC will prevent use of intuition and foster scientific reasoning in the selection of interventions."
Certain drugs such as antibiotics are stored in their powdered form because they quickly lose ________ and ________ when in liquid form.
What will be an ideal response?