Multivariate statistical procedures are increasingly being used in nursing research to untangle complex relationships among a minimum of how many variables?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
C
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The nurse is caring for a patient with early-onset dementia. What statement made by the nurse best assesses the patient's abstraction capacity?
1. "Please tell me the name of our president." 2. "Please spell the word 'world' forward and backward." 3. "Please tell me your name, the date, and where you are right now." 4. "Please tell me what the meaning is of the statement, 'A picture paints a thousand words.'"
The son of an older adult couple ends his life suddenly and violently. The husband proceeds with living as usual. After 1 year, the wife remains in seclusion and is hospitalized for dehydration
Which steps should the nurse implement to help improve the wife's mental health and wellness? a. Encourage additional fluids and social ac-tivity. b. Instruct the husband to display empathy for her. c. Establish a trusting, caring relationship with her. d. Ask social services for a survivor's support group.
A 68-year-old patient has been admitted to the coronary care unit after an inferior myocardial infarction. When caring for this patient, the nurse will give increased attention to skin integrity because of the
a. thickening of the epidermal skin layer. b. loss of sebaceous glands. c. increased fragility from loss of protective subcutaneous layers. d. decreased melanocyte production.
A nurse cares for a postmenopausal client who has had two episodes of bacterial urethritis in the last 6 months. The client asks, "I never have urinary tract infections. Why is this happening now?" How should the nurse respond?
a. "Your immune system becomes less effective as you age." b. "Low estrogen levels can make the tissue more susceptible to infection." c. "You should be more careful with your personal hygiene in this area." d. "It is likely that you have an untreated sexually transmitted disease."