Which of the following terms describes false beliefs that are resistant to reasoning?
A. delusions
B. fervor
C. dogma
D. hallucinations
Answer: A
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a. "Do you feel that you are being watched, followed, or controlled?" b. "Tell me what you plan to do once you are discharged from the hospital." c. "What does the statement, 'People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones,' mean to you?" d. "What would you do if you found a stamped, addressed envelope lying on the sidewalk?"
The nurse is providing patient teaching about an erectile dysfunction drug. One of the drug's potential side effects is prolonged, painful erection of the penis without sexual stimulation, which is known as:
a. Orchitis. b. Stricture. c. Phimosis. d. Priapism.
The most appropriate hemodynamic monitoring procedure to assess the left ventricular function of a patient who has suffered an MI would be:
A) CVP monitoring B) Pulmonary artery pressure monitoring (PAPM) C) Systemic arterial pressure monitoring (SAPM) D) Arterial blood gases (ABG)
A client is admitted to the hospital with exacerbation of heart failure, which had been stable for several years. Which finding does the nurse associate with the client's current condition?
a. Recent prescription for thyroid hormone replacement medication b. Recent onset of menopause c. Patchy areas of depigmentation on the face d. Absence of fish in the diet, but inclusion of the iodized form of table salt