What is a sex chromatin body?
A. An inactivated X chromosome that appears as a dense mass of chromatin applied to the nuclear membrane of a nondividing cell
B. A mass of mitotic spindle fibers that became entangled during mitosis
C. A remnant of the nucleolus
D. An abnormal chromosome that is unable to function during mitosis
A
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An older resident with dementia has been pacing and holding his right arm up against his chest. What should the nurse do first to help this patient?
A) Notify the physician and get an order for an x-ray B) Document the behavior and report it to the next shift C) Check the resident's record for the history of this resident's behavior D) Medicate the resident with acetaminophen that is available PRN in his record
The nurse takes an informed consent document to the patient's room in preparation for an emergency surgical procedure. The patient states, "Doc said he would tell me all about the surgery when he gets here
Do you know what they are going to do?" What is the nurse's best response? 1. "Let's wait on signing this until your physician has talked to you.". 2. "Let me go get a medical surgical textbook so I can use the pictures to explain the procedure.". 3. "I am not certain; let me call the nursing supervisor to explain it to you.". 4. "Go ahead and sign this so we will have that part done when the physician gets here.".
When a nurse is unsure about how to perform a patient care procedure, the nurse's best action would be to:
1. ask another nurse. 2. discuss the procedure with the patient's physician. 3. look up the procedure in a nursing textbook. 4. consult the agency procedure manual and follow the guidelines for the procedure.
After receiving word from his oncologist that his tumor is malignant, the patient says to the nurse, "If you people had the faintest clue what you were doing, I wouldn't be like this."
The nurse should recognize that the patient may be experiencing which stage of grief? A) Denial B) Anger C) Bargaining D) Depression