A farm worker who has been kicked in the stomach by a mule passes a foul, black, tarry stool. The nurse suspects:
a. loose stool.
b. melena.
c. hematuria.
d. hemoptysis.
B
When internal bleeding occurs, the patient may demonstrate hemoptysis, hematemesis, melena, or hematuria.
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The nurse knows that the mother of a six-year-old needs more teaching about her son's diagnosis of ADHD when she states:
1. "I will develop a reward system for desired behaviors." 2. "I will take my child to the physician every three months for a weight and height check." 3. "I will let him do his homework while he is watching his favorite television show." 4. "I will stick to the same routine each day after school."
The nurse is reviewing the etiology of schizophrenia. What statement is correct regarding the brain structure of individuals with schizophrenia?
1. The brain displays changes in the hippocampal area. 2. The brain displays no changes in the mesocortical pathway. 3. The brains display no changes from those without schizophrenia. 4. The brain displays changes in the bilateral occipital lobe cortical gray matter.
A nurse is implementing community-based nursing care. Which of the following nursing inter-ventions is the nurse most likely to complete?
a. Assessing the health needs of a defined community b. Providing care to families in a community c. Promoting the health of an entire commu-nity d. Investigating environmental health prob-lems in a community
The process of assessing the presence of specific factors within each category that have been identified as being associated with an increased likelihood of an illness or an unhealthy event is called health:
a. risk reduction. b. risk appraisal. c. risk factors. d. life-event risk.