When assessing a client who was divorced about a year ago, the nurse observes that the client is not taking any interest in her treatment and appears depressed
The nurse would further assess this client for signs and symptoms of which of the following?
A) Posttraumatic stress disorder
B) Acute stress disorder
C) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D) Fear about any treatment
A
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The nurse instructs a group of nursing students that the pathologic changes that occur in the brain of a person with dementia of Alzheimer's disease include
a. abnormal accumulation of proteins. b. damage to the myelin sheath of neurons. c. destruction of neurons. d. increase in production of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
What is an advantage of using external electronic fetal monitoring?
a. Maternal obesity does not interfere with recordings. b. Monitoring can be done before amniotic fluid membranes rupture. c. Uterine contraction intensity is not calibrated. d. Transducers can be placed by the health care provider only.
When assessing a female client for the possibility of vulvar cancer, which of the following would the nurse most likely expect the client to report? (Select all that apply.)
A) Abnormal vaginal bleeding B) Persistent vulvar itching C) History of herpes simplex D) Lesion on the cervix E) Abnormal Pap smear
Stertorous respirations are
A. difficult and labored. B. snoring. C. moist. D. rapid and shallow.