A patient has been diagnosed with Graves disease. What physical symptoms would the nurse most expect to find?
A) Bradycardia
B) Diminished bowel sounds
C) Alert and oriented times 3
D) Exophthalmos
D
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Which is not true about fluid intake for older adults?
a. Daily total volume should be 1500 to 2000 ml. b. Coffee is a suitable beverage for maintaining hydration. c. Sports drinks are sometimes preferable to water. d. Total daily fluid intake should be about 30 ml per kg of body weight.
The instructor asks the student nurse a question, and the student responds by saying, "I studied, but I don't know the answer to that question." The student is displaying what?
1. Thorough thinking 2. Creative thinking 3. Reactive thinking 4. Critical thinking
A client has mouth ulcers and esophageal strictures. The nurse realizes this client's digestion is going to be affected because digestion is:
a. the mechanical and chemical processes that convert nutrients into a physically absorbable state. b. the process by which monosaccharides, fatty acid chains, vitamins, minerals, and water pass through the epithelial membranes in the intestines into the blood or lymph systems. c. the aggregate of all chemical reactions and other bodily functions as they relate to the distribution of nutrients in the blood after digestion. d. the breakdown of glucose by enzymes.
Mr. DeLaurentis is a 58-year-old man who presents to your office with slumped posture and a lack of facial expression, which may indicate depression or:
a. Parkinson disease. b. anxiety. c. loss of abstract reasoning. d. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.