Which symptom is associated with neurological complications of chronic alcoholism?
a. talkativeness
b. slurred speech
c. uncoordination
d. memory loss
D
Memory loss is associated with neurological complications of chronic alcoholism. In Korsakoff's syndrome, the client experiences profound loss of recent memory. Clients experience amnesia, dementia, and psychosis.
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A) Voluntary nonprofit B) Hospital-based C) For-profit proprietary D) Noncertified
A team leader is preparing to type the evening shift report. Which comment should be included in the report?
a. Patient A complained of a headache until his wife arrived to visit. She was 20 mi-nutes late because of unavoidable traffic. b. Patient B ate everything on her dinner tray—roast beef, mashed potatoes, and green beans—and the dessert, too, which is her usual pattern. c. Patient C was so restless that the dressing on her sacrum came off and had to be re-placed. No change occurred in the as-sessment of the decubitus. d. Patient D had her usual visitors. She is sleeping after her regular evening medica-tions, which were given as ordered at 2000.
The nursing instructor is with a student nurse who is going to be changing an abdominal dressing. The first step is to provide the patient with information regarding the procedure
Which of the following is the best statement for completing this task? A) "The dressing change is often painful, and we will be giving you pain medication prior to the procedure so you do not have to worry." B) "During the dressing change, I will provide privacy at a time of your choosing, it should not be painful, and you can look at the incision and help with the procedure if you want to." C) "The dressing change should not be painful, but you can never be sure, and infection is always a concern." D) "The best time for doing a dressing change is during lunch so we are not interrupted. I will provide privacy, and it should not be painful."
An infant is breastfed. When assessing her stools, which of the following data would be typical?
A) Stools of breastfed infants are usually harder than those of bottle-fed infants. B) Breastfed infants usually have fewer stools than bottle-fed infants. C) Breastfed infants are less likely to be constipated than bottle-fed infants. D) Stools of breastfed infants tend to have a strong odor.