Which disease is characterized by rigidity of voluntary muscles and tremor of fingers and extremities?
A. Multiple sclerosis
B. Creutzfedt-Jakob disease
C. Parkinson disease
D. Huntington disease
C
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A male client reports that he is unable to change his health behaviors and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Which of the following is the most likely reason for his difficulty?
a. Lack of financial resources b. Lack of transportation c. Lack of programs d. Lack of motivation
Which observation indicates to you that the client is correctly using the technique of diaphragmatic breathing?
A. Abdomen rises on inhalation and remains elevated during exhalation B. Abdomen falls on inhalation and remains low during exhalation C. Abdomen falls on inhalation and rises on exhalation D. Abdomen rises on inhalation and falls on exhalation
Your supervising nurse asks you to prepare your patient for an enema. You need to position your patient in a partly side-lying, partly prone position for this procedure. This body position is called
A. Sims'. B. Fowler's. C. Trendelenburg. D. Supine.
While taking a history, a nurse learns that this client experiences shortness of breath (dyspneic). To determine if the cause of the dyspnea is due to a cardiovascular problem, the nurse would expect which abnormal finding on examination?
a. Flat jugular neck veins b. Red, shiny skin on the legs c. Weak, thready peripheral pulses d. Edema of the feet and ankles