The home health nurse assesses the depressed 80-year-old widow very carefully for signs of substance abuse; indicators of substance abuse can easily be missed because these signs:
a. occur only in the late evening or nighttime.
b. are not particularly harmful to the older adult.
c. mimic changes anticipated with the aging process.
d. are disguised by the patient.
ANS: C
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An RN working the 11 to 7 shift on Saturday night receives the following phone call from a recently discharged client, "I had my baby last night after a very fast labor, and they let me go home from the hospital this morning
Now I have this real bad pain in my bottom and a lot of pressure in my vagina that is getting worse. I took one Darvocet pill and it doesn't help at all." What is the best response to this inquiry? a. "A hematoma may be forming; you should notify your physician about these symptoms tonight." b. "One day past delivery you should still take two pills to get adequate pain relief." c. "Place ice on the episiotomy site for at least 8 hours to see if the pain resolves." d. "You may have retained placental fragments, is your uterus firm?"
The nurse is caring for a client with chronic alcoholism. Which effect does this condition have on the client's genitourinary system?
A. Testicular cancer. B. Prostate enlargement. C. Sperm abnormalities. D. Impotence.
You must have a physician's order to give a patient in the hospital a bed shampoo.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A client who is scheduled to begin chemotherapy for cancer is overheard telling a family member that everything will eventually be okay and the cancer will be in remission. This client is demonstrating which of the following?
a. Fatalism b. Love c. Spirituality d. Hope