Diarrhea can cause dehydration.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A nurse assesses a client's oral cavity and observes the condition depicted in the photo below:
What action by the nurse is best? a. Ask about the client's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status. b. Assess the client for dysphagia. c. Listen to the client's lung sounds. d. Refer the client to an oncologist.
Which of these strategies would BEST assist the nurse in evaluating client learning?
a. giving the client a written test about the content covered b. requesting a peer to give feedback about the teaching session c. asking the client questions during and after the session d. sending a written follow-up questionnaire to the client after discharge
A patient is on a cardiac medication and has been drinking alcohol every evening while watching television. On a visit to the clinic, the patient tells the nurse this information and asks if this is all right. What should be the nurse's response?
a. "Limit your alcohol use to 8 ounces a day with a meal." b. "Alcohol and drugs may alter the drug's ability to work." c. "There is no alteration with alcohol and drugs if you eat." d. "The effects of alcohol and drugs only alter sometimes."
You are assessing a client with a diagnosis of lung cancer. Your assessment would most likely reveal which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. chest pain d. urinary incontinence b. voice change e. frequent bouts of constipation c. recurring pneumonia f. blood streaked spu-tum