Like elders in the general population, older patients with mental illness are at increased risk for brain attack, or stroke. The nursing student knows that the most frequent psychiatric symptom following a brain attack is:
A) Depression.
B) Dementia.
C) Delirium.
D) Cognitive impairment.
D
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A) Colestipol (Colestid) B) Verapamil (Calan) C) Clarithromycin (Biaxin) D) Calcium carbonate (Maalox) E) Spironolactone (Aldactone)
A teen African American has been prescribed azelaic acid (Azelex) for severe acne. What education about this medication would be most important for the teen to know?
a. Azelaic acid may reduce pigmentation in dark-skinned people. b. Azelaic acid is more effective than other acne medications. c. The risk of allergy is higher for azelaic acid than it is for other acne medications. d. Azelaic acid has been determined to have significant systemic toxicity.
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A client in the pulmonary care unit has a respiratory rate of 15 . What term should the nurse use to describe the condition of the client?
A) Eupnea B) Orthopnea C) Dyspnea D) Apnea