When caring for a client with a wound healing by secondary intention, the nurse considers during care planning that this type of wound is
a. healed with skin grafts.
b. prone to dehiscence.
c. sealed with sutures.
d. susceptible to infection.
D
Wounds healing by secondary intention require the regeneration of much more tissue than wound healing by primary intention, and there is also increased risk of infection.
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Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan for a male patient with varicocele?
A) Varicocele is an enlarged varicose vein in the leg. B) This condition can cause low sperm production. C) Sperm quality is not affected. D) Varicoceles are painful.
Which of the following statements regarding a child's chest wall is correct?
A) Lung sounds are difficult to hear because of the thick intercostal muscles. B) Children are belly breathers because they rely heavily on their diaphragms. C) A child's chest wall has proportionately more subcutaneous fat on the chest. D) Retractions are less obvious in children owing to their noncompliant rib cages.
In a person with an upper motor neuron lesion such as a cerebrovascular accident, which of these physical assessment findings should the nurse expect?
a. Hyperreflexia b. Fasciculations c. Loss of muscle tone and flaccidity d. Atrophy and wasting of the muscles
A nurse is reviewing the previous medical history of a new client and is cross-referencing the client's pre-admission medication regimen with her current medication orders
The nurse reads that the client was taking ginseng on a regular basis, but another nurse is adamant that this is not considered to be a "medication". The nurse should be aware that a medication is defined as A) A substance that affects health status. B) Any physical substance that the client ingests in any form. C) A non-nutritional substance that is taken for health purposes. D) A chemical substance that changes body function.