The woman with osteoporosis slipped on the ice and now her wrist hurts. If there is a fracture, what type of fracture is expected?
Colles' fracture
Dislocation
Incomplete fracture
Open fracture
Colles' fracture
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The nurse is transferring a client from the ICU to a medical-surgical floor because his condition has improved. Which of the following is the nurse's highest priority when transferring this client?
1. Ensuring that the client is greeted on the new unit 2. Ensuring that the client is comfortable and not in pain 3. Securing the client's belongings 4. Maintaining the safety of the client
A 74-year-old male patient is distressed that he has not accomplished all that he hoped to in his life. Based on Erikson's developmental stages, which conflict does the nurse consider this patient to be experiencing?
1. Integrity vs. despair 2. Generativity vs. stagnation 3. Identity vs. identity confusion 4. Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
The nurse working in family practice is assessing an elderly female patient and notices bruises on the patient's arm and back. The most appropriate action the nurse should take is:
a. ignore the bruises because her daughter tells you that her mother is clumsy. b. do nothing because you cannot prove anything. c. report the suspected abuse to the appropriate authorities. d. confront and accuse the daughter of elder abuse.
A 63-year-old male patient had a cystectomy with an ileal conduit yesterday. Which new assessment data is most important for the nurse to communicate to the physician?
a. Cloudy appearing urine b. Hypotonic bowel sounds c. Heart rate 102 beats/minute d. Continuous stoma drainage