An older patient tells the nurse that she is becoming more forgetful. The nurse explains to the patient that this is most likely related to which of the following?
A) Anxiety
B) Organic brain syndrome
C) Plaques in the brain tissue
D) Medications
D
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A patient has had her indwelling urinary catheter removed after having it in place for 10 days during recovery from an acute illness
Two hours after removal of the catheter, the patient informs the nurse that she is experiencing urinary urgency resulting in several small-volume voids. What is the nurse's best response? A) Inform the patient that urgency and occasional incontinence are expected for the first few weeks post-removal. B) Obtain an order for a loop diuretic in order to enhance urine output and bladder function. C) Inform the patient that this is not unexpected in the short term and scan the patient's bladder following each void. D) Obtain an order to reinsert the patient's urinary catheter and attempt removal in 24 to 48 hours.
The patient has been started on a treatment regimen that includes chlorpromazine. As part of the teaching plan for the patient, the health care provider instructs him that an expected side effect of the drug is:
a. Pink or reddish-brown discoloration of the urine b. Syncopal episodes c. Tachycardia d. Hyperventilation
Which of the following statements about therapeutic massage is TRUE?
a. A back rub administered by a nurse in the hospital is not considered to be therapeutic massage. b. Localized massage should be considered for clients with varicose veins, phlebitis, or thrombus. c. Many states do not have licensing require-ments for massage practitioners. d. Massage should be used with caution in clients with certain illnesses and disease processes in which increased circulation may be harmful.
The nurse on the psychiatric unit discovers that a client who is psychotic, admitted 1 week ago, has been voiding in his closet every day. Using insight-oriented theory, the nurse's goal in talking to this client is to:
a. interpret his behavior to him b. understand what his behavior represents c. limit his expression of psychopathology d. avoid meeting his covert needs