The nurse is participating in a health fair in a major metropolitan city park. For which community member should screening for thalassemia be suggested? Select all that apply.
A. 55-year-old female who recently visited India
B. 45-year-old female whose mother is from Italy
C. 68-year-old female returning from a trip to Croatia
D. 21-year-old male from Hong Kong
E. 32-year-old male who emigrated from Nigeria
Answer: E
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A) Hyperlipidemia B) Hypertension C) Glaucoma D) Hyperthyroidism E) Diabetes
During a health assessment interview, the nurse notices the patient has a fine tremor in the right hand and arm. The patient says, "They tell me this is a primary essential tremor. What does that mean?" What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "Essential tremor occurs 5 to 10 years before the onset of Parkinson disease." 2. "When essential tremor is a primary disorder, it is usually inherited." 3. "Essential tremor is very rare. It affects only about 100,000 people." 4. "People with essential tremor often go on to develop cardiovascular disease."
The nurse is interviewing a patient whose wife reports, "He's really forgetting things more these days." To provide the best assessment of this complaint, what should the nurse do first?
1. Ask the wife to give examples of the patient's forgetfulness. 2. Have the patient take the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE). 3. Use the mnemonic OLD CARTS to obtain assessment data. 4. Ask the patient if he too feels he's "forgetful."
The nurse is presenting a class for nursing students on multiple-gestation pregnancy
Which statements about multiple-gestation pregnancies are accurate? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Hypertension is a major maternal complication. 2. There is an increased incidence of fetal anomalies. 3. Twins have an increase in long-term disabilities compared with singletons. 4. Uterine dysfunction is not a problem with multiple-gestation pregnancies. 5. Pulmonary embolism is more common with multiple-gestation pregnancies.