All of the following terms are used to describe impaired skin integrity that is caused by prolonged pressure that damages skin and underlying tissue except
A. bedsore.
B. dermal ulcer.
C. pressure ulcer.
D. decubitus ulcer.
Answer: B
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The primary reason for evaluating alpha-fetoprotein levels in maternal serum is to determine whether the fetus has:
a. hemophilia. b. a neural tube defect. c. sickle cell anemia. d. a normal lecithin-sphingomyelin ratio.
The nurse teaches a new parent that the best reason for routine immunization of newborns, infants, and toddlers is to:
1. treat infection. 2. provide protection at day care centers. 3. prevent disease. 4. be cost-effective with health care dollars.
A client in her fifth month of pregnancy asks the nurse, "How many more calories should I be eating daily?" What should the nurse's response be?
a. 180 more calories a day b. 340 more calories a day c. 452 more calories a day d. 500 more calories a day
In working with the individual and family, the most accurate statement that the nurse can teach the client and family about schizophrenia is what?
A) "Individuals with schizophrenia do have differences in brain structure and function that cause a variety of symptoms such as amotivation and hearing voices." B) "Schizophrenia is being found to be related more closely to family dysfunction than to physiology, which is why family therapy is the most effective treatment for this disorder." C) "Medications for schizophrenia have not changed much since the early 1950s, although there are some medications that may be helpful." D) "It is more effective to treat the individual on a one-to-one basis than to involve the family in treatment because it is a very complicated process."