The nurse determines that a patient has tachycardia. What does this information suggest about the patient's heart rate?
A. 60-90 beats per minute
B. Greater than 100 beats per minute
C. Less than 60 beats per minute
D. 90 beats per minute
Answer: B
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A nurse is presenting teaching sessions to a group of residents in a home for long-term physical rehabilitation. Which of the clients described exhibits the greatest motivation?
A) An individual who has been struggling with following nursing directives regarding discharge goals B) The client who has just moved in and is already waiting for discharge C) A client who has been there the longest and is a great "coach" for newcomers D) A client who is excited to learn about his new prosthesis
The client with blood type A, Rh-negative, delivered yesterday. Her infant is blood type AB, Rh-positive. Which statement indicates that teaching has been effective?
1. "I need to get RhoGAM so I don't have problems with my next pregnancy." 2. "Because my baby is Rh-positive, I don't need RhoGAM." 3. "If my baby had the same blood type I do, it might cause complications." 4. "Before my next pregnancy, I will need to have a RhoGAM shot."
A patient has decided to resign from a job that involved many daily hassles. Using Caplan's theory of response to stress, the patient can be seen to be using:
a. behavior that adjusts the patient's appraisal of the stress. b. behavior that allows the patient to escape from the stressful environment. c. intrapsychic behavior in order to defend against unpleasant emotional arousal. d. intrapsychic behavior to come to terms with the event by internal readjustment.
The population of the elderly (people 65 years and older) has significantly increased
a. True b. False