MMSE stands for:
a. Minimum Mean Square Error.
b. Mini-Mental State Exam.
c. Medicare Medication Service Evaluation.
d. Mini-Mental Senility Evaluation.
b
The Mini-Mental State Exam provides a quick measure
of cognitive impairment.
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Which questions would assist the nurse in developing self-awareness when working with clients who have cognitive disorders? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. How do the clients with cognitive disorders feel about working with me? 2. How do I feel about working with clients with cognitive disorders? 3. What do the clients like about working with me? 4. How can I help the client who is confused? 5. What frustrates me about working with them?
America was on its way to creating a holistic health-care system until which of the following events marked the beginning of a change of focus for health care?
a. Discovery of sulfa in the 1930s b. Introduction of health-care insurance in the 1940s c. Immigration of Europeans in the 1920s d. Rural to urban migration of people in the 1950s
The client has had a fever for 3 days and has lost 7 pounds. Laboratory tests show the client's blood osmolarity to be 322 mOsm/L, with a blood sodium level of 148 mmol/L (mEq/L). What is the correct interpretation of this data?
A. Relative dehydration B. Isotonic dehydration C. Hypertonic dehydration D. Hypotonic dehydration
The most common form of birth trauma of the scalp is:
a. caput succedaneum. b. cephalohematoma. c. cranial bossing. d. torticollis.