During assessment of a patient, you note an area of red, sharply defines plaques covered with silvery scales that are mildly itching in the patient's knees and elbows. You recognize this finding as:
A. lentigo
B. psoriasis
C. actinic keratosis
seborrheic keratosis
Ans: B. psoriasis
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The nurse is admitting a patient diagnosed with gastric cancer. The nurse is concerned that the patient's gastric cancer is progressing when the nurse assesses which symptom?
A) Stomach pain relieved with antacids B) Anemia C) Diarrhea D) Bloating after meals
A child is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. The child's oximetry reading is 88% upon admission to the pediatric floor. The priority nursing activity for this child would be to
1. obtain a blood sample to send to thelab for electrolyte analysis. 2. begin oxygen per nasal cannula at1 liter. 3. medicate for pain. 4. begin administration of intravenousfluids
The nurse working with the caregivers of a child with a chronic illness is aware that the family will:
a. have likely completed the grieving process b. experience recurring grief and adjustment at predictable times during the child's life c. be consistently maladjusted as long as they are responsible for the child's care d. burn out early but regain their strength then working with the professional team
Which type of bloody urine is characteristic of bleeding from the upper urinary tract?
A. Grossly bloody urine B. Urine with blood clots C. Brown, smoky, or tea-colored urine D. Blood noted at the beginning or end of the stream