You are the clinic nurse doing patient teaching for palliative radiotherapy to the spine. After you complete the patient teaching, your patient continues to ask the same questions that you have already addressed. What can you conclude?
A) The patient is not listening.
B) The patient is not adhering to treatment.
C) The patient may have a learning disability.
D) Learning has not occurred.
D
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Select all that apply. A) Keep doors and windows open on high-allergen days to circulate air. B) Remain indoors if possible on high-allergen days. C) Maintain a clean, dust-free environment. D) Take antihistamine and leukotriene medication as ordered. E) Stop taking oral corticosteroids immediately once symptoms disappear.
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A) An anomalous sample B) Unreliable data collection instruments C) Problems with adequately implementing the intervention D) A large sample size
A critical care nurse is closely monitoring a patient who has recently undergone surgical repair of a bleeding peptic ulcer. The nurse should prioritize assessments of which of the following signs and symptoms of a recurrence of hemorrhage?
A) Restlessness and cyanosis B) Hypotension and tachycardia C) Bradypnea and pursed lip breathing D) Peripheral and pulmonary edema
Which reports describe behaviors that meets the criteria for a diagnosis of binge eating? Select all that apply
a. Sister reports, "She is so sad after she finishes." b. Claims, "I can't control myself when I get that way." c. The patient reports, "making myself vomit" at least twice a week. d. Mother reports seeing the patient, "eat entire loaf of bread for lunch." e. Maintains that, "I look okay now but I do this so I don't gain any weight."