The patient in a rehabilitation unit is having a difficult time adjusting to the scheduled activities on the unit, as well as being dependent on others for meals and medications. Which word best describes what the patient is experiencing?
A) Anxiety
B) Disparity
C) Resolution
D) Shock
Ans: D
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The LPN is taking a telephone order for medication for a client whose condition is deteriorating. Which of the following is a recommended guideline for this practice?
A) The LPN may take telephone orders only if the institution clearly defines the practice. B) The physician ordering the medication is responsible for the accuracy of the order. C) The primary provider must sign the telephone order within 4 hours. D) The LPN may allow unlicensed assistive personnel to take the order and cosign it.
The nurse has been asked to explain electroconvulsive therapy to a client and his family. Which of the following statements made by the nurse is most accurate?
A) "You will need to receive treatment twice a week for several years to prevent relapse." B) "A tapering schedule may be used to end your treatments to prevent rehospitalization." C) "If you show improvement after the treatment, your previous symptoms will not return." D) "The entire procedure typically lasts between 15 and 20 minutes."
A common abnormality in females, __________ syndrome results from an absence of one X chromosome
A. triple X B. Turner's C. Klinefelter's D. Down
The nurse is performing a mental status examination when caring for a patient with a neurocognitive disorder (NCD). The patient's spouse asks why a mental status examination is necessary. How will the nurse respond?
1. "The mental status exam is the only way to assess the cognitive decline of a patient with early stage Alzheimer disease." 2. "The mental status exam is used to assess depression in a patient with early stage Alzheimer disease." 3. "The mental status exam will reveal slow and progressive cognitive decline of a patient with early stage Alzheimer disease." 4. "The status exam will reveal rapid and dramatic changes in cognition of a patient with early stage Alzheimer disease."