A 69-year-old man has been experiencing progressive dyspnea and activity intolerance in recent months and is currently undergoing a diagnostic workup for heart failure (HF)
During echocardiography, systolic HF could be differentiated from diastolic HF by appraising the patient's:
A) Sinus rhythm
B) Ejection fraction (EF)
C) Stroke volume
D) Left ventricular wall thickness
B
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A woman who is 8 weeks' pregnant is visiting the clinic for a checkup. Her systolic blood pressure is 30 mm Hg higher than her prepregnancy systolic blood pressure. The nurse should:
a. Consider this a normal finding. b. Expect the blood pressure to decrease as the estrogen levels increase throughout the pregnancy. c. Consider this an abnormal finding because blood pressure is typically lower at this point in the pregnancy. d. Recommend that she decrease her salt intake in an attempt to decrease her peripheral vascular resistance.
An infant has been diagnosed with cradle cap. The nurse recognizes that the intervention to treat the scaly patches on the scalp is to apply:
a. alcohol. b. mineral oil. c. calamine. d. A&D ointment.
Mr. O is a patient on an acute medical unit of a hospital who is receiving treatment for a chronic pressure ulcer on his coccyx that has necessitated a temporary colostomy
The accompanying disturbance in his body image and activities of daily living has caused Mr. O to become depressed. During a visit by his daughter and son-in-law, the nurse brings Mr. O his scheduled medications, to which Mr. O states, "why not bring them all at once so I can end this mess.". The daughter dismisses her father's statement as simply an expression of his pessimistic demeanor. Which of the following statements most accurately underlies the response that the nurse will choose? A) Older people attempt suicide frequently but rarely succeed. B) While older adults do sometimes commit suicide, the problem is mostly an issue of younger adults. C) The patient's statement requires appropriate follow-up and should be taken seriously. D) Suicidal ideation in older adults is often a consequence of polypharmacy.
A new mother asked the community/public health nurse what a nurse visiting her at home would do differently from what the nurses in the hospital had already done. What might be the nurse's response?
A. "All nurses try to help people stay well, but I can also help you assess your home for any dangers to the baby." B. "Hospital nurses and I all try to be helpful, but I can also tell you how to obtain excellent child care." C. "In the hospital, you had a nurse focus on your baby and another nurse focus on your care. I'll be focusing on both you and your baby." D. "The other nurses in the hospital focus on helping you and the baby get off to a great start. I'm going to repeat everything to be sure you really know it."