A nurse is caring for a client who has been graded as +3 in the Get-up-and-go Test,
which grades the client's ability to rise from a chair. Which does a +3 grade indicate?
A) Able to get up after multiple attempts
B) Unable to rise without assistance
C) Able to rise in a single movement
D) Able to push up and succeed in a single try
A
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A group of nurses are discussing a newly admitted client with schizophrenia. One of the nurses states, "I should have known, he's homeless! They should have never closed up all the state mental facilities"
Which is the most appropriate response by an informed nurse? A) "Most schizophrenics are homeless." B) "Because they don't conform well to society, they prefer the freedom of being homeless." C) "The concept of deinstitutionalization is based on firm principles; the resources just haven't been allocated to make it a success." D) "It's unfortunate his family isn't helping him. They should feel ashamed."
The nurse monitors an 80-year-old male client's blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine before and after positron emission tomography. For which alteration is the older adult at risk related to the use of dye in the test?
A) Kidney damage B) Cardiac dysrhythmias C) Respiratory distress D) Hypernatremia
REM sleep in a toddler is about:
A) 10% B) 20% C) 30% D) 40%
The nurse is presenting a class to a group of high school students about sexually transmitted infections. Which of the following would the nurse include as a major risk factor for cervical cancer?
A) Gonorrhea B) Chlamydia C) Syphilis D) Human papilloma virus