Recently, a client with moderate mental retardation scored 47 on an IQ test. The client's parents have called a local agency that serves the developmentally disabled and asked for advice regarding their child's potential
Which nursing statement provides the best estimate of this child's eventual level of development?
A) "Your child may develop minimal verbal skills."
B) "Your child may be able to work at an unskilled job."
C) "Your child may eventually function at about a sixth-grade level."
D) "Your child will require constant supervision and care."
B
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A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with acute respiratory failure secondary to COPD
The patient has a 15-year history of emphysema and bronchitis. On inspection, the nurse observes that the patient is experiencing air trapping. While auscultating the chest, the nurse notes the presence of coarse, rumbling, low-pitched sounds in the right middle and lower lobes. On percussion of the lung fields, a patient with emphysema will predictably exhibit which tone? a. Resonance b. Hyperresonance c. Tympany d. Dullness
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The nurse documents this finding as which of the following? A) Hypoventilation B) Hyperventilation C) Periodic breathing D) Stridor
After genetic testing, a client is found to have the apolipoprotein E genotype. The nurse realizes that this genotype predisposes the client to developing:
1. diabetes mellitus. 2. arthritis. 3. cystic fibrosis. 4. cardiovascular disease.