A 6-year-old boy has a moon-faced, stocky appearance but with thin arms and legs. His cheeks are unusually ruddy. He is diagnosed with Cushing syndrome. What is the most likely cause of this condition in this child?
What will be an ideal response?
Tumor of the adrenal cortex
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Because the physician has not ordered a dressing change for a draining wound, the nurse should assess the amount of drainage by:
a. weighing the patient to estimate the weight of the saturated dressing. b. reinforcing the dressing. c. circling and dating the outline of the exudate on the dressing. d. counting each dressing as 1 mL of drainage.
A patient with catatonic schizophrenia exhibits little spontaneous movement and demonstrates waxy flexibility. Which nursing intervention should receive the highest priority?
a. Conducting passive range-of-motion exercises b. Exposing the patient to auditory and visual stimuli c. Interacting with the patient as if he is responding d. Including the patient in a variety of milieu activities
An intergenerational approach to care for the aging is advisable because of what fact?
a) baby boomers want their children to take of them in old age b) Gen X and Gen Y persons do not know anything about aging c) most older persons are cared for by their children d) nearly a half million grandparents are raising their grandchildren
The mother of visiting nursing, Phoebe, highlighted which movement in the history of nursing that corresponds to home health nursing today?
A) Careful nursing movement B) Women's liberation movement C) Religious order movement D) Deaconess movement