Hair loss is termed ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
alopecia
The medical term for hair loss is alopecia.
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Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Take the client's temperature daily. 2. Avoid the affected area. 3. Take your temperature daily. 4. Practice good handwashing. 5. Weekly laboratory blood draws
A client diagnosed with borderline personality disorder tells the nurse that she "frequently spaces out." Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) "Do you feel stressed most of the time?" B) "Does this frighten you when it happens?" C) "What's happening around you when this occurs?" D) "Do you feel as if you are out of your body?"
An individual has been involuntarily brought to a psychiatric–mental health facility by police. The care team recognizes that there is a need to allow for time to determine an appropriate diagnosis. What is this type of involuntary commitment known as?
A) Acute B) Observational C) Speculative D) Outpatient
M.E.'s husband states, "How are you going to take care of her? She wanders around all night long. She
cannot find her way to the bathroom in a house she has lived in for 43 years. She cannot be trusted to be alone anymore; she almost burnt the house down. We're all exhausted; there are three of us, and we can't keep up with her." You acknowledge how exhausted they must be from trying to keep her safe. You tell the family that Alzheimer units have been created to provide a structured, safe environment. Describe specific nursing interventions to place in M.E.'s plan of care that are part of National Patient Safety Goals aimed at minimizing her risk of falling.