Your patient's daughter tells you that her mother's behavior has changed since her father passed away 2 months ago. She seems more forgetful and confused at times and is worse in the a.m. This change in behavior describes:
A) Delirium.
B) Dementia.
C) Depression.
C
You might also like to view...
The nurse is educating a class of expectant parents about fetal development. What is considered fetal age of viability?
a. 14 weeks b. 20 weeks c. 25 weeks d. 30 weeks
The nurse is caring for a nonsmoking female patient with the diagnosis of coronary atherosclerosis who has been admitted to the hospital with angina
The patient states that she never experiences chest pain, the most common manifestation of myocardial ischemia. The nurse is not surprised at this statement and explains to the patient that: A) Women who have ischemia are usually totally asymptomatic. B) Women have been found to have more atypical symptoms such as dyspnea, nausea, and weakness. C) Chest pain occurs only with strenuous exercise. D) Cigarette smoking is usually the contributing factor to chest pain.
The leadership team is working with the information technology department in the planning of a new computerized information system. Which steps need to be done to ensure the system has the best possible amount of security? Select all that apply.
A) Prepare a security policy. B) Draft a well-crafted security plan. C) Ensure a sufficient number of computer workstations are in place. D) Ensure adequate number of staff members for support. E) Thoroughly assess assets, risk, and necessary resources.
Round your answer to the nearest tenth. During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with congestive heart failure has a Precedex drip infusing at 12 mL/h. The patient's weight is 80 kg
With a concentration of Precedex 200 mcg/50 mL NS, how many micrograms per kg per hour is the patient receiving? ____________ Fill in the blank(s) with correct word