Medical comorbidity is found in elderly people who are depressed far more often than in younger populations with depression
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The nurse working on a medical unit is transferring a client to the intensive care unit (ICU) after a change in the client's status. When handing off care of the client to the ICU, the nurse gives the following report: Mrs
Marlinton was admitted with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure and was placed on diuretics, and was responding well with a weight loss of 4 pounds. She is currently taking digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg p.o. daily, Lasix 40 mg p.o. twice a day, and amoxicillin (Amoxil) 500 mg four times a day for a urinary tract infection. She said she was feeling much better this morning. Her breath sounds were clear and equal at 7:30 a.m., and she was breathing easily. She will require her morning medications at 10 a.m., and last received her antibiotic this morning at 6 a.m. so it will be due at 12 noon. What part of the report, using the SBAR technique, did the nurse exclude? 1. Situation 2. Background 3. Assessment 4. Recommendation
What is accurate about the characteristics of high-density lipoproteins (HDLs)?
a. They have high amounts of triglycerides. b. They have only small amounts of protein. c. They have little cholesterol. d. They aid in steroid production.
A 65-year-old man presents at the clinic complaining of nodules on both legs. While admitting the patient the nurse notes that he is wearing a yarmulke
The man tells the nurse that his son, who is in medical school, told him the "lumps" were because he was Jewish. What would the nurse suspect that the patient has? A) Stasis ulcers B) Endemic Kaposi's sarcoma C) Psoriasis D) Classic Kaposi's sarcoma
Which of the following assessments would be most concerning to a nurse caring for a patient who was recently admitted to the unit after a right knee replacement?
1. Pedal pulses on the operative side are weak compared with those on the nonoperative side. 2. A small amount of serosanguineous drainage is noted on the dressing. 3. The intravenous pump is infusing normal saline at 100 mL/hr. 4. The patient has a Foley catheter that is draining clear yellow urine.