When a spinal cord injured patient is unable to tolerate food or fluids for a week or more, the nurse is concerned about which of the following metabolic alterations?
A) hypernatremia
B) negative nitrogen balance
C) hypothyroidism
D) Cushing's syndrome
B
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Which response is most accurate about hallucinations?
A. Hallucinations are the same thing as hearing voices. B. Hallucinations occur without external stimulus. C. Hallucinations present only in schizophrenia. D. Hallucinations are the same thing as illusions.
When the seriousness of craniocerebral trauma is assessed, it is important to remember that
a. heavy scalp bleeding indicates serious trauma. b. open injuries are always more serious than closed injuries. c. signs and symptoms may not occur until several days after the trauma. d. trauma to the frontal lobe is more significant than to any other area.
You have taught your patient how to perform testicular self-exam (TSE). Which of the following responses by the patient would indicate that further teaching is indicated?
A) "I should perform the exam once a year." B) "I should perform the exam after a warm shower when both hands and the scrotum are warm." C) "It is necessary to report any lumps or nodules." D) "It is necessary to check for penile discharge at the time of self-exam."
The mother asks the nurse to explain smegma to her. This is a term she heard the doctor mention. The nurse replies that smegma is:
a. the oil used in the nursery to lubricate the baby's skin after birth b. a collection of dead cells under the fingernails of the newborn infant c. a collection of cells that shed from the outer layer of skin and gathered under the foreskin d. the hormonal reaction to withdrawal from the maternal placental support