A 36-year-old man with a complex medical history is frail and emaciated and recently fainted due to weakness. He has a history of movement disorder and has been prescribed appropriate drugs to treat it
A priority nursing assessment will be to question him concerning his
A) professional life.
B) marriage and sexual health.
C) nutritional intake.
D) mental and emotional well-being.
C
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When preparing to cap the client's tracheostomy tube with a speaking valve, which nursing action is not appropriate before placing the valve?
1. Suctioning the oropharynx if there are any secretions present 2. Asking the client to cough 3. Suctioning the tracheostomy tube 4. Deflating the cuffed tracheostomy tube
The family of a terminally ill client is deciding between home care and a hospice facility. When comparing options, which factor of home care needs regular assessment?
A) Pain control B) Caregiver strain C) A comfortable environment D) Transportation to appointments
A lawyer quotes a precedent for punishment of a crime committed by the defendant in a trial. What is court-made law is known as?
A) public law B) statutory law C) common law D) administrative law
MC The nurse wants to target care to improve the health status of the community and uses summary indicators of health as a method to measure health status. This approach is
A. Biomechanical. B. Descriptive. C. Analytic. D. Holistic.