A nurse is assessing a client with severe Alzheimer's disease (AD). What should the
nurse assess?
A) Client tends to always sleep in the prone position
B) Muscles of the client become flaccid and lose tone
C) Client keeps talking to himself throughout the day
D) Client is unable to sit upright without support
D
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A client had an inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI). The nurse notes the client's cardiac rhythm as shown below:
What action by the nurse is most important? a. Assess the client's blood pressure and level of consciousness. b. Call the health care provider or the Rapid Response Team. c. Obtain a permit for an emergency temporary pacemaker insertion. d. Prepare to administer antidysrhythmic medication.
According to statistics, Baby J, born to a black American couple, has a life expectancy lower than that of Baby K, born to a white American couple
According to current demographic projections, by the seventh decade of life, Baby J's life expectancy will: A) Begin to equal that of similarly aged white elders B) Exceed that of similarly aged Asian elders C) Drop to less than half that of similarly aged Native American elders D) Rise above that of white elders until age 75 and then drop
While doing a health history, a client tells you that her mother, grandmother, and sister died of cancer. The client wants to know what she can do to keep from getting cancer. What would be your best response?
A) "You can't prevent cancer, but you can have your blood analyzed for tumor markers to see what your risk level is." B) "If you eat right, exercise, and get enough rest, you can prevent breast cancer." C) "With your family history, there is nothing you can do to prevent getting cancer." D) "Cancer often skips a generation, so don't worry about it."
An expected assessment finding for an enterostomy is:
A. A moist, reddish-pink stoma B. A dry, purplish stoma C. Erythema on the skin around the stoma D. No blood noted from the stoma when washed