A new patient has come to the dermatology clinic to be assessed for a reddened rash on his abdomen. What diagnostics would be completed to identify the causative allergen?
A) Skin scrapings
B) Skin biopsy
C) Patch testing
D) Tzanck smear
C
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A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client with traumatic injuries from a motor vehicle crash. Which nursing intervention does the nurse include in the plan of care to reduce the risk of integumentary complications?
A) Provide active or passive exercises at least once every 8 hours. B) Encourage coughing, deep breathing, and incentive spirometry. C) Assist the client in turning at least every 2 hours. D) Assist the client in turning at least every 8 hours.
A nurse preparing a teaching plan for a client recently diagnosed with cancer will include the fact about growth patterns of cancer that cancer cells
a. exhibit contact inhibition. b. grow in adverse conditions, such as lack of nutrients. c. have a growth rate equal to or less than cell death rate. d. proliferate in response to specific stimuli.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is being treated for hypothyroidism. The patient reports insomnia, nervousness, and flushing of the skin. Before notifying the provider, the nurse will perform which action?
a. Assess serum glucose to evaluate possible hypoglycemia. b. Check the patient's heart rate to assess for tachycardia. c. Perform an assessment of hydration status. d. Take the patient's temperature to evaluate for infection.
An emergency room nurse is being occupationally "shadowed" by a 17-year-old male high school student who has also "shadowed" a computer programmer and a radio disc jockey "because they seem to be ‘cool' jobs
" The student brags about having had "at least a dozen" different girlfriends and asks the nurse for a referral to local mental health counselors for a "friend." Based on Marcia's (1994) categories of style used by adolescents to resolve issues of identity, the nurse understands that this student is in: a. foreclosure b. moratorium c. identity achievement d. identity diffusion