What is the priority nursing diagnosis for the client with AIDS who has shingles?
A. Disturbed Body Image
B. Deficient Fluid Volume
C. Potential for Injury
D. Acute Pain
D
Shingles develop as fluid-filled vesicles along the dermatome tracts of sensory nerves. The in-fection causes severe pain and burning in the affected areas. Although the person may have skin lesions on the face and other exposed body areas, pain management has a higher priority than body image. Usually, clients do not lose enough fluids through the blisters to become dehy-drated.
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A nursing supervisor is offering an impaired staff member information regarding employee assistance programs. Which of the following facts should the supervisor include? (Select all that apply.)
1. A hotline number will be available in order to call for peer assistance. 2. A verbal contract detailing the method of treatment will be initiated prior to the program. 3. Peer support is provided through regular contact with the impaired nurse. 4. Contact to provide peer support will last for one year. 5. One of the program goals is to intervene early in order to reduce hazards to clients.
There are several strategies for finding studies on a topic. What is the ancestry approach?
A) Search for articles that summarize prior research. B) Read the accompanying abstract to determine whether the article is pertinent to the topic. C) Tracking down earlier studies cited in a reference list of a report. D) Using a pivotal study to search forward to subsequent studies that cited it.
If a child is following a normal pattern of skeletal growth, which characteristic would likely be noted in a 6-year-old child?
A) The child's abdomen is flat B) The child has a swayed back C) The child's legs are long D) The child's body is slender
The best way for a nursing assistant to demonstrate care for a dying patient is to
A) share his or her beliefs about life after death. B) use active listening. C) leave the patient alone with his or her thoughts. D) reassure the patient that things will turn out fine.