A client with diabetes mellitus has impaired skin integrity due to an injury. Which skin disorder is the client likely to develop?
A) Psoriasis B) Furuncle C) Dermatitis D) Dermatophytoses
B
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The community nurse is caring for a patient who has paraplegia following a farm accident when he was an adolescent. This patient is now 64 years old and has just been diagnosed with congestive heart failure
The patient states, "I'm so afraid about what is going to happen to me." What would be the best nursing intervention for this patient? A) Assist the patient in making suitable plans for his care. B) Take him to visit appropriate long-term care facilities. C) Give him pamphlets about available community resources. D) Have him visit with other patients who have congestive heart failure.
A patient with an ascending colostomy made as a result of abdominal trauma 4 days ago closes his eyes during stoma care. What patient outcome is most important for the nurse to help the pa-tient achieve?
a. The patient needs no assistance to perform this procedure within a few days. b. The patient will ask questions about what clothing he can wear before discharge. c. The patient touches the stoma while look-ing at it within the next 2 days. d. The patient's family learns how to pouch his stoma within 1 week.
Identify a common characteristic of pulmonary atresia
1. Acrocyanosis at birth 2. Weight gain is similar to that of well newborns. 3. A murmur will be noted with an ASD or a PDA. 4. Severe cyanosis will be present at birth.
A nurse is providing perineal care to a female patient. Which washing technique will the nurse use?
a. Back to front b. In a circular motion c. From pubic area to rectum d. Upward from rectum to pubic area