A patient who was grieving the death of one parent learns the remaining parent passed away unexpectedly. For which primary type of loss should the nurse plan care for this patient?
1. Multiple
2. Expected
3. Cumulative
4. Unanticipated
3. Cumulative
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A victim of physical abuse by her domestic partner is being treated for a broken humerus. She tells
the nurse her partner abuses her most often when he is intoxicated. She has considered going to a safe house. She cites being brought up to believe "you stay together, no matter what happens.". She also states her partner is always apologetic and remorseful after an incident. The nursing diagnosis that can be established for this client is a. impaired social interaction related to husband's unemployment. b. risk for injury related to husband's physical abuse when intoxicated. c. deficient knowledge: community supports related to unreadiness to learn. d. disturbed sleep pattern related to problems in the home, as evidenced by behavior of husband and children.
Your patient is found to have cryptorchidism. This means that he has
a. an enlargement of the scrotum. c. a bulge in the inguinal area. b. one testis that is not palpable. d. an epididymal enlargement.
A client has folic acid deficiency anemia. Which information in the nursing history would be of concern to the nurse? The client
a. cooks in cast iron skillets. b. does not like to eat fish. c. has one alcoholic drink a week. d. takes metformin.
An adolescent states, "I want to go to college and learn to be a chef." This is an example of
A) Self-perception B) Self-knowledge C) Self-expectation D) Social self