The nurse is preparing to examine the skin of a new client
Prior to assessing the client, the nurse reviews the clients medical record for factors that increase risk for impaired skin integrity such as:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Young adulthood
2. Chronic illness
3. Trauma
4. Peripheral vascular disease
5. Steroid use
2,3,4,5
Rationale: The skin of infants and older adults is more fragile than the skin of a young adult
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The nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to an obese teenager. Which of the following interventions would be most likely to promote healthy weight in teenagers?
A) Make the focus of the program weight centered. B) Begin directly advising children about their weight at age 6. C) Focus physical activity on competitive sports and activities. D) Obtain nutritional histories directly from the school-age child and adolescent.
A client has been given instructions on collection of a sputum specimen for analysis of mycobacterium tuberculosis. Which statement by the client indicates he understands the directions?
A) "I will need to take a sedative before the secretions are suctioned." B) "They will need to collect three specimens." C) "It is best to collect a specimen after drinking warm liquids." D) "I will need to drink a radioactive dye before coughing up secretions."
Laboratory blood tests show that a patient has a T3 level of 190 ng/dL. How does the nurse interpret this finding?
a. Hypothyroidism b. Hyperthyroidism c. Normal thyroid function d. Thyroid function totally absent
The caregivers of a colicky baby tell the nurse that they are getting exhausted trying to calm their baby and get the baby to stop crying. They ask the nurse when all this colicky behavior will stop
The best answer by the nurse is that colic stops at approximately: a. 6 weeks c. 10 weeks b. 8 weeks d. 16 weeks