Blood in the urine is termed ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
hematuria
The medical term for blood in the urine is hematuria.
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The nurse is likely to determine mobility and health status as a safety concern in which of the following clients? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. A post-operative client on narcotic analgesics 2. A client who is illiterate 3. A client with an arm cast 4. An elderly client 5. The client with a spinal cord injury
A patient is suspected of having injury to his carotid artery following trauma to his neck after engaging in a fight during a hockey game. Which diagnostic test would be most effective in investigating this injury?
A) Computed tomography (CT) B) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) C) Electroencephalogram (EEG) D) Cerebral angiography
The student nurse is taking a multiple-choice test and does not know the answer to a question. What should the student nurse do first?
1. Guess B, because that is the most common answer to multiple-choice questions. 2. Find answers the student knows are incorrect and rule them out. 3. Look at the answer to the previous three questions and choose an answer that was not used. 4. Find answers that are almost correct and choose one of those.
A 58-year-old patient who has been recently diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) tells the nurse that he does not want to have a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
because it might affect his ability to maintain an erection during intercourse. Which action should the nurse take? a. Provide teaching about medications for erectile dysfunction (ED). b. Discuss that TURP does not commonly affect erectile function. c. Offer reassurance that sperm production is not affected by TURP. d. Discuss alternative methods of sexual expression besides intercourse.