A nine-year-old patient becomes frustrated at his inability to do things for himself. Instead of telling you that he is frustrated, he may
A) pretend to be cheerful.
B) show hostility toward others.
C) pretend to be ill.
D) stay in bed all day.
B
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The nurse recognizes that a patient with rheumatoid arthritis will demonstrate the diagnostic characteristic of this disorder, which is:
1. absence of pain. 2. symmetric bilateral joint swelling. 3. evening stiffness that improves with activity. 4. increased appetite.
In the preparation to perform skin testing, the nurse should:
1. select an 18-gauge needle. 2. inject 1 mL intradermally. 3. check the site in 2 to 3 days for swelling. 4. wrap the site with a pressure dressing.
You are a community health nurse working in a receiving station after a radiological disaster. You are wearing the requisite PPEs and note that the majority of the victims have blast injuries. A volunteer worker reports that many of the victims have dust
dust on their clothes. Your response to the dust is to A) recognize that the dust is common with blast injuries. B) consider it radioactively contaminated and notify HAZMAT. C) consider the dust a biological agent and therefore a contaminant. D) flush all wounds to prevent chemical contamination.
A patient needs diagnostic evaluation of sleep problems. Which test will evaluate the patient for possible sleep-related problems?
a. Skull x-rays b. Electroencephalogram (EEG) c. Positron emission tomography (PET) d. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)