There is loss of feeling or sensation in a large area of the body. The person is awake. This is:
a. Anesthesiology
b. General anesthesia
c. Regional anesthesia
d. Local anesthesia
C
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has a pleural effusion and who underwent a thoracoscopic procedure earlier in the morning. The nurse should prioritize assessment for which of the following?
A) Sputum production B) Shortness of breath C) Throat discomfort D) Epistaxis
A patient newly diagnosed as being HIV-positive seeks the nurse's advice on how to reduce the risk of infections. The patient states "I used to go to church, and it seems like I was in my best health then
Maybe I should start going to church again.". The reply that shows the best understanding of psychoimmunology is: a. "Religion doesn't usually affect health, but you were younger and stronger then.". b. "Contact with friends at church might help, but probably not religion itself.". c. "Studies show that spiritual practices can enhance immune system function.". d. "If it calms you, it might help, but spiritual practices themselves do not help.".
The elderly population has not been left out of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. What are common AIDS-indicator disease processes in the elderly population? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Wasting syndrome B) Kaposi's sarcoma C) Tuberculosis D) Encephalopathy E) Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
The family of a patient with dementia expresses concern to the nurse about the patient wandering at night. They are afraid that the patient might get up while they are sleeping and go outside. The nurse's best advice would be to have them:
1. apply a vest restraint at night. 2. do constant reality orientation. 3. learn some behavior modification techniques. 4. put new locks on the outside doors in new places.