Mary Beth's 5-year-old poodle ran in front of a car and was killed
Mary Beth continues to be upset by her pet's death, and she explains to a community counseling center nurse that she can't stop crying because, "My Precious meant the world to me, and now my world will never be the same!" If the nurse were to determine that Mary Beth was experiencing a crisis, which of the following types of crisis would it most likely be?
A) Maturational
B) Situational
C) Adventitious
D) Intermittent
B
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The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, "I sure sweat a lot, especially on my face and feet but it doesn't have an odor." The nurse knows that this condition could be related to:
a. Eccrine glands. b. Apocrine glands. c. Disorder of the stratum corneum. d. Disorder of the stratum germinativum.
The very anxious young man comes to the clinic believing that he may have HIV infection because of his persistent flu-like symptoms and his risky sexual behavior. The nurse antici-pates that a positive blood analysis would show:
1. low levels of CD8 cells. 2. high levels of HIV virus. 3. low levels of T cells. 4. low levels of antibodies.
A patient has been on high-dose corticosteroid therapy for the treatment of lupus erythematosus. In addition to monitoring electrolyte levels, which laboratory studies will the nurse monitor?
a. Complete blood count b. Partial thromboplastin time c. Liver function panel d. Blood glucose levels
Name the four elements to the CUPS assessment.
A) C-spine, unstable, pulses, stable B) Circulation, unstable, potentially unstable, stable C) Critical, unstable, potentially unstable, stable D) Critical, unstable, pulses, stable