Which of the following would you expect in a patient with paraplegia?
A) Loss of urinary control
B) Diaphragmatic breathing
C) Ventilator dependence
D) Weakness in the upper extremities
Answer: A) Loss of urinary control
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The nurse suspects: 1. Gastritis. 2. Intraventricular hemorrhage. 3. Infection. 4. Gastric virus.
The nurse correctly defines leadership when stating:
a. "Leadership is coordinating others toward a common goal." b. "Leadership is the ability to influence others." c. "Leadership focuses on the task at hand." d. "Leadership is based in formal authority."
The student nurse is primarily a kinesthetic learner. The MOST helpful learning strategies to prepare for an exam would include:
a. participating in a study group to exchange ideas through discussion b. reading chapters from course textbooks aloud c. rewriting lecture notes d. reading over lecture notes and textbooks
A nurse is preparing a pediatric patient for surgery and is teaching the patient and the child's parents about the use of the patient-controlled analgesia pump. The parents voice concern about their child receiving an overdose of morphine
What will the nurse do? a. Instruct the parents not to activate the de-vice when their child is sleeping. b. Reassure the parents that drug overdose is not possible with PCA. c. Suggest that the child use the PCA spa-ringly. d. Tell the patient that the pump can be pro-grammed for PRN dosing only.