The nurse is caring for a client with swelling and pain at the site of a wound. Which other physiological changes does the nurse expect to find?
1. Increased redness
2. Increased blood flow
3. Decreased local temperature
4. Decreased hemoglobin levels
5. Increased blood glucose levels
Ans:
1. Increased redness
2. Increased blood flow
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When describing the female reproductive tract to a pregnant woman, the nurse would explain that which uterine layer is involved in implantation?
a. Perimetrium b. Endometrium c. Myometrium d. Internal os
The patient has severe arthritis and is unable to go upstairs quickly to the bathroom located on the second floor. The patient is sometimes incontinent. This type of incontinence is classified as
a. urge incontinence c. reflex incontinence b. functional inconti-nence d. urethra hypermobility
Antidepressant therapy should not be used on a p.r.n. basis because:
a. undesirable side effects are more likely to occur. b. it is difficult to achieve client cooperation when dosing is irregular. c. therapeutic effects of therapy may not be evident for two to three weeks. d. clients may not know when they are needed.
A nurse is initiating a 24-hour urine collection for a patient at home. What will be the first thing the nurse will ask the patient to do at the beginning of the specimen collection?
A) Void and discard the urine. B) Begin the collection at a specific time. C) Add the first voiding to the specimen. D) Keep the urine warm during collection.