The nurse is caring for a client with end stage liver disease who is being assessed for the presence of asterixis. To assess the client for asterixis, what position should the nurse ask the client to demonstrate?
A. extend arms with both legs adducted to shoulder width
B. extend the left arm laterally with the left palm upward
C. extend the arms and hold this position for 30 seconds
D. extend the arm, dorsiflex the wrist, and extend the fingers
Answer: D. extend the arm, dorsiflex the wrist, and extend the fingers
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1. The patient could be developing sepsis. 2. The patient is healing. 3. The leg wound is caused by a parasite. 4. The patient has lymphoma in addition to a leg wound.
A client is diagnosed with acute allergic contact dermatitis over 25% of his body. The nurse realizes that which of the following will most likely be prescribed for this client?
1. Oral steroids for 7 to 10 days 2. Topical steroids applied twice a day for 2 to 3 weeks 3. Calamine lotion to affected skin area as needed 4. Cool compresses with Burow's solution twice a day
Nursing leaders currently are suggesting that in-depth, process-oriented studies are more important than controlled quantitative studies for nursing practice
A) True B) False
The term "follower" in adaptive leadership is mostly used only when discussing the "holding environment."
a. True b. False