A nurse is assessing the potential risk factors a patient may have for falling. Which two major factors cause falls?
a. Mental and emotional factors
b. Aging and physical factors
c. Genetic and environmental factors
d. Intrinsic and extrinsic factors
D
Intrinsic factors are related to the functioning of the individual (e.g., aging process, physical ill-ness). Extrinsic factors are related to the environment.
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The nurse is caring for a patient in the emergency department with a severe headache due to viral meningitis. The patient requests an opioid analgesic. What explanation about opioids should the nurse provide?
a. "Opioid analgesics may make assessment of mental status changes difficult." b. "Opioid analgesics increase intracranial pressure." c. "Opioid analgesics are contraindicated in patients with meningitis." d. "Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is more effective in treating meningitis-related headaches."
The nurse explaining testicular self-examination describes which of the following steps? Select all that apply
A) recording the date of the examination, and examining again in one month B) checking each testicle for thickening or hardening C) measurement of the scrotum for edema and symmetry D) palpation of the prostate for lumps, tenderness, or discharge E) inspection of the penis and scrotum for lesions or discharge
To discriminate between the two major branches of doctoral education for nurses, the aspiring student would classify the differences between them as primarily
a. cognate versus practice emphasis. b. knowledge formulation versus utilization. c. systems generation versus systems thinking. d. tool generation versus tool application.
Patients' responses to pain are
A. highly individual and vary widely. B. about the same in all persons. C. not affected by culture. D. determined by disease and diagnosis.