A patient being assessed by the physician states, "I wet my pants every time I cough." The nurse recognizes this as which type of incontinence?
a. Reflex
b. Overflow
c. Urge
d. Stress
D
Stress incontinence is the involuntary loss of small amounts of urine during physical activity that increases abdominal pressure, such as coughing, laughing, sneezing, and lifting.
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One therapeutic measure for treating hyperkalemia is the administration of dextrose and regular insulin. How do these agents lower potassium?
a. They force potassium out of the cells and into the serum, lowering it on a cellular level. b. They promote higher excretion of potassium in the urine. c. They bind with resin in the bowel and are eliminated in the feces. d. They force potassium out of the serum and into the cells, thus causing potassium to lower.
In discussing the history of psychiatric-mental health nursing and its place within nursing history, one interesting thing you might mention would be that:
A) Certification for the psychiatric–mental health nursing specialty was first emphasized by Mary Adelaide Nutting. B) Psychiatric nurses played a part in seeing that all deinstitutionalized patients got treatment at community mental health centers. C) There is a historical link between the first nursing program to admit male students and the first training school for psychiatric nursing. D) The first graduate program in psychiatric nurses was established in response to the publication of psychiatric nursing specialty journals.
A female client is diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Which of the following will the nurse most likely assess in this client? (Select all that apply.)
1. Feeling sad or hopeless 2. Feeling anxious 3. Mood swings 4. Increased sleep 5. Anger 6. Thirst
The community that you are assessing is changing. Five years ago, a series of setbacks caused the local foundry to close. Through interview, you discover that generations of families worked at the foundry
Research indicates that no other businesses have grown in the community to provide work for those who worked at the foundry. The research into the communities' history will assist you to A) determine the values evident in the community in the past. B) determine what variables may have detracted from community development. C) create a care plan for the community as a whole, including the need for clinics. D) create a community-based plan for business recruitment.