An older patient describes having to go to the bathroom more frequently at night. What manifestation is this patient experiencing?
1. Fluid overload
2. Increased glycosuria
3. Normal changes of aging
4. Impairment of drug excretion
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Rationale: Older adults have a decreased response to fluid overload by not increasing urine output.
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A. Assist the woman into a hands-and-knees position. B. Encourage the woman to assume a sitting position. C. Have the woman walk to the bathroom and void. D. Provide soothing music as a distraction technique.
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A) Dizziness B) Headache C) Gynecomastia D) Somnolence
As the ICU nurse caring for a patient with multiple traumas from an ATV accident, you draw arterial blood gasses (ABGs) every 4 hours. What are you assessing in this patient with the ABGs?
A) The bicarbonate-carbonic acid buffer system B) The patient's oxygen status C) The patient's intracellular buffer systems D) Metabolic acidosis status
Genetic testing reveals that a client has a heterozygous mutation in a gene related to cancer development. The client is 60 years old and has not developed cancer. How should the nurse interpret this situation?
1. The client will likely develop cancer if he or she lives long enough. 2. The mutation was not strong enough to increase cancer risk. 3. A second, random mutation has not occurred. 4. The client will likely remain cancer free.