The nurse is educating a patient about his cluster headaches. The nurse is correct when stating that cluster headaches may be accompanied by which signs or symptoms? (Select all that apply.)
a. Reddened conjunctiva
b. Nasal congestion
c. Ptosis
d. Hypotension
e. Sensitivity along trigeminal nerve
A, B, C, E
Cluster headaches may accompanied by hypertension rather than hypotension. All other options are signs and symptoms of a cluster headache.
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When discussing family tasks with a client, the nurse identifies integrating new family members as a task of which family stage?
1. Early childbearing 2. Families with preschool children 3. Families with teenagers 4. Families of middle years
When examining a 16-year-old male teenager, the nurse should:
a. Discuss health teaching with the parent because the teen is unlikely to be interested in promoting wellness. b. Ask his parent to stay in the room during the history and physical examination to answer any questions and to alleviate his anxiety. c. Talk to him the same manner as one would talk to a younger child because a teen's level of understanding may not match his or her speech. d. Provide feedback that his body is developing normally, and discuss the wide variation among teenagers on the rate of growth and development.
Vascular dementia is thought to be caused by:
A) An infection caused by a prion. B) A fever. C) A response to multiple medications. D) Ischemic vascular disease.
Which is true about the evaluation of study variables in a critical appraisal of a research study?
a. It is not necessary to identify whether the measures are nominal, ordinal, ratio, or interval. b. The reviewer will be concerned only with the reliability of measures in the current study. c. The reviewer will identify the names and authors of the measurement strategies. d. The reviewer will make sure research variables are defined conceptually but not operationally.