The nurse is performing stroke risk screenings at a hospital open house. Identification of high-risk individuals is the goal of the screenings. The nurse has identified four patients who might be at risk for a stroke
Which patient is likely at highest risk for a stroke?
A) White woman, age 60 with history of excessive alcohol intake
B) White man, age 60 with history of uncontrolled hypertension
C) Black man, age 60, with history of diabetes
D) Black man, age 50 with history of smoking
B
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Which statement by a patient could be related to symptoms of stress?
a. "I have to urinate every 10 minutes, and there are only a few drops." b. "I haven't had to urinate for the past 8 hours." c. "I void large amounts of urine every 2 hours." d. "My urine has absolutely no color. It looks like water."
For which client would it be most important to receive a preoperative chest x-ray?
1. A 55-year-old current smoker with a recent productive cough 2. A 16-year-old with a history of abdominal pain 3. A 22-year-old with Down syndrome 4. A 50-year-old with skin cancer and history of gallbladder disease
To discover the expanded role of the practical nurse, the LPN/LVN should investigate
a. the state's Nurse Practice Act. b. job descriptions for the practical nurse in local health care agencies. c. information gained from practical nurses working in various clinical settings. d. the opinions of physicians who service area nursing homes and extended care facilities.
The nurse is assessing the skin moisture of a child with laryngotracheobronchitis. Which of the following explains why the nurse assessed the skin moisture in this case?
a. to get some measure of how dehydrated the child might become b. increased skin moisture will signal danger of ketoacidosis c. skin moisture is a relatively good measure of the degree of infection d. diaphoresis is associated with increased respiratory effort