The nurse is admitting an older adult patient to the emergency department (ED) with a change in mental status with recent and remote memory loss
The family tells the nurse the patient's forgetfulness has gotten progressively worse over the past 6 months. Which diagnosis does the nurse anticipate for this patient?
1) Delirium
2) Dementia
3) Depression
4) Anxiety
ANS: 2
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A) An opioid analgesic B) A calcium channel blocker C) A monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) D) A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
A patient was recently discharged from the hospital following a protracted illness that included mechanical ventilation and treatment for sepsis. At his first postdischarge physician appointment, the patient reports "just not feeling like myself" and being "tired all the time." How would the nurse respond to this report?
1. "You should feel a lot better now that you are out of the hospital." 2. "I am not surprised because you were very sick." 3. "It may take several weeks before you get your strength back." 4. "You have to follow your discharge instructions and take all your medications correctly."
You attend a meeting during which a multidisciplinary team reviews a client situation involving the potential removal of the client's life-sustaining treatment. The client does not have a living will, and the family is in conflict over the situation
What type of meeting are you attending? 1. audit 2. institutional ethics committee 3. in-service education 4. legal
During a Community Health clinical, a students asks the instructor, "What is meant by health disparities?" The instructor would be correct in responding that health disparities refer to: a. differences in each individual's response to illness and disease states, which is reflectiveof cultural beliefs
b. differences in types of care an individual receives based on whether the individual paysfor health care with personal funds, private insurance, or federal assistance. c. the different beliefs and values that individuals express based on age and ethnicity. d. differences in health risks and health status measures that reflect the poorer health status that is found disproportionately in certain population groups.