A college student is admitted to the hospital with dark urine, fever, and flank pain. She is diagnosed with acute glomerulonephritis. Which would most likely be in this student's health history?
A. Renal calculi
B. Renal trauma
C. Recent sore strep throat
D. Family history of acute glomerulonephritis
Answer: C. Recent sore strep throat
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Which statement by the patient indicates that it may be an appropriate time to consider hospice care rather than further aggressive measures to treat his terminal illness?
a. "I am praying every day that this last round of chemotherapy will work." b. "I want to spend what time I have left at home with my grandchildren." c. "I need to meet with my financial planner to make sure my life insurance is all set." d. "I am concerned that my wife won't be able to live on her own after my death."
The nurse caring for a patient with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) knows that, as a result of severe impairments in the sociocultural domain, the patient may experience which type of event?
1. Loss of job 2. Re-establishment of identity 3. Return to independent functioning 4. Distraction from symptoms
A client has come to the clinic to discuss the stress she is experiencing because of failing two exams at school. Initially, she described her failures as "the worst thing that has ever happened to me," and she stated,
"There is absolutely nothing I can do to pass this course now." Based on the client's responses to questions, the nurse finds out there are three more equally weighted exams scheduled for this course. The nurse and client collaborate and decide to use interventions to facilitate emotion-focused coping. Which additional comment from the client would the nurse identify as providing support for this decision? A) "You've got to figure out something for me to do to get me out of this situation!" B) "This is a waste of time because absolutely nothing you or I can do will make it any better." C) "I overreacted; surely together we can figure out something for me to do." D) "This is the worst thing that could ever happen to me. I'm nothing but a failure."
A 15 year-old adolescent tells a school nurse "I have persistent pain during my periods" What should the nurse encourage her to do?
a. Continue daily activities b. Have a gynecologic examination c. Eat a nutritious diet containing iron d. Practice relaxation of abdominal muscles