The nurse who collects data for the admission assessment asks questions about self-concept, including those that deal with Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Career
2. IQ
3. Personal appearance
4. Coping abilities
5. Self care
1,4,5
Rationale: The nurse asks the client about career development and performance.
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A physician is providing care for several patients on a medical unit of a hospital. In which of the following patient situations would the physician most likelyrule out hypertension as a contributing factor?
A) A 61-year-old man who has a heart valve infection and recurrent fever B) An 81-year-old woman who has had an ischemic stroke and has consequent one-sided weakness C) A 44-year-old man awaiting a kidney transplant who requires hemodialysis three times per week D) A 66-year-old woman with poorly controlled angina and consequent limited activity tolerance
You are part of a group of nursing students who are making a presentation on chronic hypertension. What is one subject you would need to include in your presentation as a possible consequence of untreated chronic hypertension?
A) Peripheral edema B) Right-sided heart failure C) Stroke D) Pulmonary insufficiency
Which of the following situations may result in a low cardiac output and low cardiac index? (Select all that apply.)
a. Exercise b. Hypovolemia c. Myocardial infarction d. Shock
Which behavior demonstrated by an adolescent should alert the school nurse to a problem of substance abuse?
a. States feelings of worthlessness b. Increased desire for social conformity c. Does not feel need for peer approval d. Deterioration of relationships with family members