A 71-year-old man has made an appointment with his primary care provider at the urging of his wife, who states that he has occasionally had episodes of weakness and slurring of words over the past several weeks
The care provider recognizes the possibility that the man has been experiencing transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). TIAs have which of the following characteristics?
A) TIAs result in motor symptoms rather than sensory symptoms.
B) TIAs are a result of minor cerebral hemorrhages that spontaneously resolve.
C) TIAs cause irreversible, but minor, neurological damage.
D) TIAs cause symptoms that last less than 1 hour.
D
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A) Confidentiality B) Freedom from harm C) Right to self-determination D) Right to privacy
The nurse is caring for an older adult client who sustained a closed head injury approximately 4 hours ago. At the time of the injury, the client denied any pain or other symptoms. Which statement by the client would cause the MOST concern to the nurse?
A. "Who are you? Why do you keep asking me my name?" B. "I wish the nurses would stop coming in and shining a light in my eyes. It's annoying." C. "This is so silly. I really don't see why all of this is necessary." D. "Please let me go home. I will come back if I have any problems."
A client develops a high fever and has a urinary tract infection. The client has malaise and is confused. The client is
A) Septic B) Anorexic C) Lethargic D) Apneic
A student asks why some vaccinations are given orally and some are given by injection. What response by the professor is best?
a. Different routes allow the speed of onset of the antigen to be varied, with the intravenous route being the fastest. b. Some individuals appear to be unable to respond to an antigen by a specific route, thus requiring the availability of different routes for the same antigen. c. Antigen-presenting cells are highly specialized and thus require stimulation by different routes. d. Each route stimulates a different lymphocyte-containing tissue, resulting in different types of cellular and humoral immunity.