The nurse is developing the discharge plan for a woman who has had a left-sided modified radical mastectomy. The nurse is including instructions for ways to minimize lymphedema. Which suggestion would most likely increase the woman's symptoms?
A) "Wear gloves when you are doing any gardening."
B) "Have your blood pressure taken in your right arm."
C) "Wear clothing with elasticized sleeves."
D) "Avoid driving to and from work every day."
C
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A patient has been prescribed an antipsychotic agent to relieve psychotic symptoms. Which of the following goals of care is the priority?
A) The patient will demonstrate independent health maintenance. B) The patient will interact therapeutically with peers. C) The patient will participate in activities of daily living. D) The patient will remain safe.
A patient tells the nurse, "Every time I laugh or cough, I wet myself." Which type of urinary in-continence is this patient describing?
a. Urge b. Functional c. Stress d. Mixed
The discipline of nursing has "a unique perspective, a distinct way of viewing all phenomena, which ultimately defines and limits the nature of its inquiry," related to (Select all that apply.)
a. principles and laws that govern the life processes, well-being, and optimum functioning of human beings, sick or well. b. patterning of human behavior in interaction with the environment in critical life situations. c. processes by which positive changes in health status are affected. d. processes by which negative changes in health status are affected. e. patterning of human behavior in interaction with the environment in every life situation. f. principles and laws that govern the life processes, well-being, and optimum functioning of human beings, in relation to wellness only.
Which infection is often called the "disease of the diseased" because it appears in debilitated patients?
a. Aspergillosis b. Candidiasis c. Trichomoniasis d. Brucellosis