A teacher confided to the school nurse that a 3rd grade student, Marty, is consistently late for school. In addition, Marty's clothes are torn and dirty and he falls asleep in class almost daily
On this day he was caught stealing a banana from another boy's lunch box. From what the teacher told her, the school nurse suspects:
1. Emotional maltreatment.
2. Physical abuse.
3. Physical neglect.
4. Physical neglect.
ANS: 3
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A) Stimulating the non-pain receptors B) Providing distraction from the pain C) Helping to reduce inflammation in the tissues D) Producing muscle relaxation
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this disorder, which element of the nervous system does the nurse identify as malfunctioning?
1. Central 2. Peripheral 3. Sympathetic 4. Parasympathetic
After interviewing your patient, you document "patient denies hoarseness, change in voice, dysphagia." In which sections of the review of systems is this information recorded?
a. nose and sinuses c. throat and neck b. mouth d. gastrointestinal
A nurse manager encourages staff to improve error and near miss event reporting. The nurse manager recognizes that as error reporting improves,
a. the severity of errors increases. b. better, safer systems can be developed. c. the likelihood of other errors increases. d. error detection rates and severity remain unchanged.