The nurse is planning a presentation to a group of older adults on the topic of suicide in the elderly. One of the group participants asks who has the highest risk of suicide in the elderly population. The nurse's best response would be:
A) "Elders who have multiple prescriptions from a variety of different pharmacies."
B) "Elders who are experiencing a deep and profound depression."
C) "Elderly women who are divorced or widowed."
D) "Elderly men who are divorced or widowed."
D
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The client who is taking corticosteroids daily for severe asthma now has an elevated blood glucose level. He asks the nurse if he is now considered diabetic. What is the nurse's best re-sponse?
A. "Yes, the corticosteroids have destroyed the ability of the pancreas to synthesize insulin." B. "Yes, whenever blood glucose levels are abnormally high, the condition is called diabetes." C. "No, the blood glucose level is elevated because corticosteroids increase the syn-thesis of glucose." D. "No, the lack of insulin is temporary and will return to a normal level when the asthma is better."
Which clinical conditions would the nurse most likely associate with a client who has a documented history of alcoholism?
1. Carbohydrate deficiency 2. Thiamine deficiency 3. Scurvy 4. Vitamin A deficiency 5. Pellagra
The nursing faculty is revising their program's curriculum and plan to use a specific theory as a basis of their work. What is a theory?
1. A document that relates concepts by defining their significance to one another. 2. An overall view or orientation to focus thoughts. 3. A graphic illustration of a conceptual framework. 4. A specific outline of the curriculum's topics and contents.
A client had a paracentesis 1 hour ago. Which assessment finding requires action by the nurse?
a. Urine output of 20 mL/hr b. Systolic blood pressure increase of 10 mm Hg c. Respiratory rate drop from 18 to 14 d. A 3-pound drop in weight