A client complains of scrotal pain, and the nurse elicits a positive Prehn sign with relief of the pain. The nurse suspects which of the following?
A) Strangulated hernia
B) Tortuous varicocele
C) Epididymitis
D) Scrotal mass
C
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A child has mild anemia. Parents learn to assess for signs of worsening anemia, including which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Decreased activity B. Irritability C. Listlessness D. Pale skin E. Rapid heart rate
A daughter is talking with the urologist who is caring for the woman's 78-year-old mother. The mother has multiple sclerosis and has lost control of her bladder. The daughter asks the urologist what made her mother become incontinent
What would be the urologist's best answer? A) "I don't know, but there are lots of medicines we can try to fix it." B) "After control of the bladder is learned, you must have a functioning nervous system to maintain it." C) "Your mother's age has a lot to do with it." D) "This happens sometimes and no one is quite sure why."
The local school board has allowed students with certain chronic conditions to have their medications with them at all times. Which situation should the nurse be particularly alert to?
1. The child with ADHD should take the appropriate medication at the appropriate time. 2. The child with diabetes has a tube of glucagon in his or her backpack. 3. The child with asthma knows how to correctly use the inhaler. 4. The child with a neurogenic bladder is able to self-catheterize.
The patient's basic needs of hunger, thirst, elimination, and pain relief must be met before
A) pain can be relieved. B) effective rest is possible. C) the patient can get dressed. D) the patient can be repositioned.