The nurse is completing a well check for a 53-year-old male at the community clinic. She discusses medication the client is taking, including whether or not the client takes a daily aspirin. The nurse addresses daily aspirin use because she knows it is
A) recommended for all adults over the age of 35 to prevent blood clots.
B) a simple strategy to use with the seniors for promotion of mobility.
C) an inexpensive tertiary prevention strategy used in the indigent population.
D) a cost-effective intervention for prevention for men over the age of 50.
D
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The nurse examines the newborn's tonic neck reflex, turning the head to the right side while lying supine, and determines that the reflex is intact when the infant:
1. Flexes the left arm and leg. 2. Makes a stepping motion with the feet. 3. Curls the toes as if trying to grasp with the feet. 4. Begins a sucking motion.
The patient's urinary output from his urostomy is 150 mL in the last 4 hours. What action should the nurse take?
a. Document the amount. b. Notify the physician. c. Encourage more fluids. d. Check the skin turgor.
A patient says, "I know I have a brain tumor despite the results of the MRI. The radiologist is wrong. People who have brain tumors vomit, and yesterday I vomited all day." Which response by the nurse fosters cognitive reframing?
a. "You do not have a brain tumor. The more you talk about it, the more it reinforces your belief." b. "Let's see if there are any other possible explanations for your vomiting." c. "You seem so worried. Let's talk about how you're feeling." d. "We need to talk about something else."
Visual disturbances are a result of a pituitary adenoma because of what?
a. Liberation of anterior pituitary hormones into the optic chiasm b. Pituitary hormones clouding the lens of the eyes c. Pressure of the tumor on the optic chiasm d. Pressure of the tumor on the optic and oculomotor cranial nerves