A nurse is providing education to a patient with diabetes as it relates to yeast (candidiasis) infections. In order to assess patient understanding, the nurse asks the patient to describe symptoms of a yeast infection
Which of the following may the patient include in the description? Select all that apply.
A) Red sores on oral mucosa
B) White patches on the tongue and/or oral mucosa
C) Red scaly rash on abdomen
D) Whitish pseudomembrane, and macropapular lesions in the groin
E) Erythema under the breasts
F) Petechial rash under abdominal folds and breasts
B, D, E
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a. Visceral pain b. Somatic pain c. Radiating pain d. Referred pain
A patient recovering from a stroke has no eye or verbal response and withdraws from painful stimuli. How would the nurse score these responses using the Glasgow Coma Scale?
A) 6 B) 8 C) 10 D) 12
Select the consequences of prolonged, excessive use of marijuana. You may select more than one answer
a. Dullness b. Apathy c. Goal-directed behavior d. Anxiety e. Poor grooming
What wave on an ECG strip indicates to the nurse that the client is having a current MI and has an old MI?
a. inverted T wave c. prolonged QRS b. abnormal Q wave d. shortened ST seg-ment