After teaching a group of nursing students about a neutral thermal environment, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as the newborn's primary method of heat production?
A) Convection
B) Nonshivering thermogenesis
C) Cold stress
D) Bilirubin conjugation
B
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The nurse is assisting at an athletic team function at her child's school. The nurse understands that the use of cold, compression, and elevation will be indicated if a student has which of the following injuries?
1. Muscle spasm 2. Dislocation of the elbow 3. An ankle sprain 4. A repetitive-use strain of the wrist
You are caring for an 88-year-old patient who is recovering from an ileac-femoral bypass graft. The patient is 2 days post-op and has been mentally intact
When you assess the patient, you find he is confused and has disturbed sleep patterns and impaired psychomotor skills. What would you suspect is the problem with the patient? A) Postoperative delirium B) Postoperative dementia C) Senile dementia D) Senile confusion
During a health history, a patient whose wife died unexpectedly 6 months ago in a motor vehicle accident admits that he drinks at least six bourbon and waters every night before going to bed. Which type of grief does this best illustrate?
a. Delayed b. Chronic c. Disenfranchised d. Masked
The nurse is caring for a client with psychosis-like symptoms. Which explanation of these symptoms to the family is the most appropriate?
1. The only causes for psychosis are delusions, illusions, and disorganized behaviors. 2. Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients with schizoaffective disorder. 3. Psychosis-like symptoms can be caused by trauma, overdoses of certain medications, and brain damage. 4. Psychotic symptoms are only seen in clients who become hospitalized.