While conducting a physical assessment for a homeless person, the nurse notices body odor. Which is a common reason for body odor?
1) Hyperglycemia
2) Poor hygiene
3) Drug use
4) Hypoglycemia
ANS: 2
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The nurse working in the urgent care center has participated in an unsuccessful attempt to resuscitate an adolescent who drank excessive quantities of alcohol and was found by a friend not breathing and pulseless
The nurse must call the family, and would best tell them: 1. "Your son died in the Emergency Department. Could you please come to the center to claim his body?" 2. "There was an incident and your son was brought to the Emergency Department in critical condition, so you better come quickly." 3. "Please come to the urgent care center as soon as possible and we will explain when you arrive." 4. "Your son was injured and brought to the urgent care center. Can you please come to the center?"
A patient receiving treatment for lymphoma suddenly becomes critically ill and is diagnosed with tumor lysis syndrome. The nurse would review laboratory results for which expected levels?
1. High serum phosphate 2. Low serum potassium 3. Low serum calcium 4. High uric acid 5. Hyponatremia
The nurse is teaching a patient about an endoscopic examination of the interior surfaces of a joint during which surgery and diagnosis can also be accomplished. About which technique is the nurse instructing the patient?
1. arthrocentesis 2. arthroscopy 3. atherogenesis 4. arthrodesis
Standard classification of terms used in health care—particularly nursing data—along with definitions would greatly benefit computer-based patient records. Which of the following are among those systems used in the United States?
1. ANA. 2. HIPAA. 3. NANDA. 4. The Omaha system. 5. HHCC. 6. NOC.