The nurse is reviewing a plan of care for an older person diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. When reviewing the care plan, the nurse would expect to see which nursing diagnosis specific to Lewy body dementia?
A) Risk for violence, related to agitation
B) Self-esteem disturbance, related to hopelessness
C) Altered mobility, related to shuffling gait
D) Altered thought processes, related to delusions
C
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Women generally have a lower metabolism than men because women's bodies have:
a. a more porous bone structure c. a higher percentage of muscle b. a higher percentage of fat tissue d. increased thyroid activity
Care providers must keep in mind their own therapeutic boundaries and communicate with each other frequently to prevent the client from
1. splitting the care team. 2. manipulating the care team. 3. having delusions of grandeur. 4. manipulating the environment.
Which of the following teachings regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) should a nurse include in the health teaching for clients having plans for pregnancy?
A) All of the common STDs can be transmitted to infants at the time of birth. B) All of the common STDs, excluding AIDS, can be transmitted to infants at the time of birth. C) All of the common STDs prevent a woman from conceiving. D) All of the common STDs cause physical abnormalities in the infant.
The nurse discusses changes in a client's health status with the physician. This is an example of which type of communication?
a. Social communication b. Interdisciplinary communication c. Therapeutic communication d. Metacommunication