A nurse is preparing to discharge a 25-year-old female client who has a history of cystic fibrosis and who is very active online. What should the nurse encourage this client to do first after she goes home?
A) Continue researching cystic fibrosis on reputable sources
B) Join the nurse's personal Facebook page
C) Start a blog to share and encourage others with cystic fibrosis
D) Join the nurse's cystic fibrosis group on Facebook
D
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The client lives with her roommate in a condominium. She tells the nurse that her roommate has
urged her to seek a therapist's advice about episodes of strange behavior observed by the roommate but that the client cannot remember. The roommate has observed her leaving the condo wearing seductive clothing, quite different from her usual wardrobe, and returning 12 to 24 hours later, after which she sleeps for 8 to 12 hours. Episodes have also occurred in which the client and her roommate have argued about household matters and the client has gone to sit on the floor in the corner of the kitchen. While seated there she has spoken like a young child. The client's problem can be assessed as being consistent with DSM-IV-TR criteria for a. antisocial personality. b. borderline personality. c. dissociative identity disorder. d. body dysmorphic disorder.
A 93-year-old patient has been functioning independently in the home but has suddenly become confused. A family member asks the nurse, "Does this mean Dad has Alzheimer's disease?" Which of the following is the most appropriate response?
a. "Your father will have to be monitored over time." b. "It is very likely your father has Alzheimer's disease." c. "Why do you think your father has dementia?" d. "Confusion can be a sign of an infection in an older adult."
The nurse is caring for a client who has food poisoning that may be the result of Clostridium botulinum infection. Which is the priority nursing assessment for this client?
a. Heart rate and rhythm b. Bowel sounds and heart tones c. Fluid balance and urine output d. Oxygen saturation and respiratory rate
After teaching a mother how to remove a tick from her 6-year-old boy's arm, the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the mother states which of the following?
A) "I'll protect my fingers with a paper towel.". B) "I'll grasp the tick and pull it away quickly.". C) "I should put the tick in a plastic bag in the freezer.". D) "I need to grasp the tick close to the child's skin.".