When caring for a client with cachexia, the nurse expects to note which symptom?
A. Weight loss
B. Anemia
C. Bleeding tendencies
D. Motor deficits
Ans: A. Weight loss
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A six-year-old recently diagnosed with asthma also has a peanut allergy
The nurse instructs the family not only to avoid peanuts, but also to check food label ingredients carefully for peanut products and to make sure dishes and utensils are adequately washed prior to food preparation. The mother asks why this is specific for her child. The nurse should reply that in comparison with other children, this child has a higher risk for: 1. Urticaria. 2. Anaphylaxis. 3. Diarrhea. 4. Headache.
A client visits an urgent care center and tells the nurse he has had nausea and vomiting for 3 days and thinks he has the flu. The nurse should assess the client for symptoms of:
A) adequate carbohydrate intake. B) chronic fatigue. C) vitamin C deficiency. D) dehydration.
Four important characteristics for effective communication are listed below. Which is not necessarily correct? Effective communication is __________
a. clear b. correct c. comprehensive d. concise
A client who is in the terminal phases of a debilitating muscular disease tells his wife that he believes the health care team has "failed" and "given up" on him and "aren't trying as hard." The nurse caring for this client r
1. This idea of abandonment is unfounded. 2. This is a common fear in the terminally ill client. 3. When clients become terminal, physician care is no longer necessary. 4. Clients who feel this way are in denial of the facts of their care.