A patient with aphasia
A) is always confused.
B) can always understand, but not speak.
C) can always speak, but not understand.
D) has an inability to speak and understand.
D
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A registered nurse is documenting patient assessments. Which documentation written by the nurse is most clear?
a. "Seems comfortable at this time." b. "Is asleep, appears not to be experiencing pain." c. "Apparently is not in pain because patient didn't rate it high on the scale." d. "States pain is a 2 on a 0 to 10 scale."
One of the major tasks of infancy is ___________________, which requires children to give up the breast or bottle, a major source of gratification
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A patient was injured when the car he was driving hit a telephone pole. The patient is 6 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds. The car was traveling at approximately 25 miles per hour when it hit the 36-inch diameter wooden pole. The nurse would calculate which pounds per square inch of impact for this patient?
1. 833.3 2. 30,000 3. 5000 4. 12,245
The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment of a client and, during percussion, notes the presence of dullness forward of the tenth intercostal space at the left midaxillary line. What conclusion can the nurse draw from this finding?
A. The client has splenomegaly. B. The client's spleen is of normal size. C. The client's spleen and pancreas are enlarged. D. The client's spleen is obstructed by an enlarged heart.