An African American patient has been admitted to the medical unit with liver disease. To correctly assess this patient for jaundice, on what area of the body would the nurse look for yellow discoloration?
A) Elbows
B) Lips
C) Nail beds
D) Sclerae
D
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
During the assessment the client tells the nurse he has pain in the left knee. This information is considered:
A) objective data. B) subjective data. C) nonrelevant data. D) historical data.
A client with manic behavior was admitted to the unit this morning. The client is pacing the floor and has pressured speech showing flight of ideas
This client has a delusion that she has been canonized as a saint and is openly angry at all the "sinners" on the ward. The nurse assesses this client as high risk for assaulting behavior. Which of the following stages of mania represents this client's current state? a. stage I b. stage II c. stage III d. stage IV
The nurse working with the parents of a child with congenital hypothyroidism will encourage the parents to agree to treatment of the hypothyroidism as soon as possible for which of the following reasons?
a. A delay in treatment is associated with lower mean IQ. b. The parents may change their mind if allowed to wait for the decision. c. The problem is more difficult to correct as the child gets older. d. The cost will be more the longer the parents wait to begin treatment.