The nurse is asked to differentiate delirium from dementia. Which change in mental status should the nurse explain is consistently seen in patients with delirium that is not seen in patients with dementia?
1. Apraxia
2. Disorientation to self
3. Altered level of consciousness
4. Impaired short-term memory
3. Altered level of consciousness
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A nursing instructor asks a group of students, "What can a deficiency in ascorbic acid produce?" Which response by the students would require further clarification? Select all that apply
a. Scurvy b. Kidney stones c. Bruises easily d. Muscle cramps e. Ulcerated gums f. Raised uric acid level
Nurse managers are able to respond better to ethical dilemmas when they have access to the organization's:
a. mission and vision. b. patient safety plan. c. medical staff bylaws. d. ethics committee.
A patient is diagnosed with esophageal reflux. The nurse realizes that the patient has an impairment of which of the following structures?
1. fundus 2. antrum 3. Duct of Wirsung 4. lower esophageal sphincter
A community health nurse is researching ways to assist a community in eradicating a disease. She would like to use a model as a framework so that she is successful in her work
She choses a model where nurses generate community-nursing diagnoses in collaboration with community members. Nurses and community members work together to determine primary interventions to promote community health. Which model is this nurse going to use? A) Lundy-Barton's General Systems Model for Community and Population Assessment and Intervention B) Community-as-Partner Model C) Dimensions Model D) Systems Model for Geopolitical and Phenomenological Communities