The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with aortic stenosis. What assessment finding does the nurse expect in this client?
a. Bounding arterial pulse
b. Slow, faint arterial pulse
c. Narrowed pulse pressure
d. Elevated systolic pressure
C
In aortic stenosis, the client presents with narrowed pulse pressure when blood pressure (BP) is assessed.
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Older people have many altered reactions to disease that are based on age-related physiological changes. When the nurse observes physical indicators of illness in the older population, that nurse must remember which of the following principles?
A) Potential life-threatening problems in the older adult population are not as serious as they are in a middle-aged population. B) Indicators that are useful and reliable in younger populations cannot be relied on as indications of potential life-threatening problems in older adults. C) The same physiological processes that indicate serious health care problems in a younger population indicate mild disease states in the elderly. D) Middle-aged people do not react to disease states the same as a younger population does.
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A tearful patient at the mental health center says, "I should be dead." What is the most important first task for the nurse in assessing this patient?
a. Ascertain the lethality of the suicide plan. b. Establish a rapport with the patient. c. Determine the risk factors for suicide. d. Encourage expression of feelings.
A patient is seen resting quietly; however, when the nurse enters the room, the patient begins to grimace and asks for more pain medication. Which of the following should the nurse do?
1. Assess the level of pain and provide the requested pain medication. 2. Confront the patient and ask about the sudden demonstration of pain. 3. Tell the patient that medication cannot be provided at this time and leave the room. 4. Refuse the medication and document that the patient appears to be faking the need for pain medication.