A client has dementia of the Alzheimer's type. He is no longer able to walk, and he does not recognize family members, even his wife of 52 years, when they visit him
He attempts to communicate with agitated behaviors or with occasional incoherent vocalizations. The client is in which stage of the illness? A) Middle stage dementia
B) Late stage confusion
C) Late stage dementia
D) Early stage dementia
B
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A nurse is planning care for a child with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which of the following nursing diagnoses should take highest priority for this child?
1. Infection, risk for 2. Fluid volume deficit, risk for 3. Ineffective Thermoregulation 4. Ineffective Tissue Perfusion, peripheral
A client presents to the emergency department with a severely lacerated artery. What is the priority action for the nurse?
a. Administer oxygen via non-rebreather mask. b. Ensure the client has a patent airway. c. Prepare to assist with suturing the artery. d. Start two large-bore IVs with normal saline.
The genetic vulnerability of an organism, or risk of disease expression based on genotype, is
a. involuntarily passed from biologic parents to offspring. b. totally unrelated to environmental factors. c. non-responsive to alteration by way of lifestyle modification. d. not a factor in mental illness because it is behavioral.
A nurse is teaching mothers of preschoolers about how to prevent burn injuries. Which information should the nurse include in this teaching? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Set home hot water heaters at 130°F. 2. Run cold water in the bathtub before adding hot water. 3. Check the temperature of children's baths with the hand before putting the child in the bathtub. 4. Cook on front burners with the pot handle turned to the rear. 5. Place hot items in the middle of the table during meals.