The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have a brain biopsy. The nurse anticipates that the health care provider will request which test before the brain biopsy is performed?
A. Lumbar puncture (LP)
B. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
C. Skull x-ray
D. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD)
Answer: B. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Knowledge of the culture(s) represented by the patient should be used to:
a. form a sense of the patient. b. help make the interview questions more pertinent. c. form stereotypical categories. d. draw conclusions regarding individual patient needs.
The nurse is working with a client who has had difficulty maintaining adequate control of his type 2 diabetes. During the course of the conversation, the client mentions that he gets tired of adding up all the calories and forgets to do it sometimes
What suggestion can the nurse make to help this client? A) Download an app to his smartphone from the ADA to help count calories. B) Switch to the exchange list system. C) Concentrate on checking his glucose before each meal. D) Make a daily plan and follow it precisely.
An elderly woman was brought to the hospital by her son after a home invasion. The woman tells the nurse, "He said he was from the telephone company. When I let him in, he hit me and demanded to know where I hid my money
Luckily my son came home and the guy ran." Which nursing approach would be MOST appropriate? a. showing empathy for the woman's experience b. assuming the son had been the one to hit his mother c. expressing anger because the nurse had once been robbed d. asking the woman why she let a stranger into her house
The unemployed are _____ likely to use illicit drugs than those who are employed.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).