The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder
The nurse notes that the client has had numerous episodes involving irritability, aggressiveness, and impulsivity and has exhibited callousness toward others. Based on this information, which nursing diagnosis would the nurse most likely identify as a priority?
A) Risk for Other-Directed Violence
B) Risk for Self-Injury
C) Risk for Suicide
D) Risk for Self-Directed Violence
A, C, D
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During labor, the patient screams at her husband to get out of her sight. The nurse's most appropriate action would be to:
a. encourage the husband to stay. b. assure the husband that such behavior is normal. c. remind the patient that the husband wants to help. d. change the patient's position.
Which of the following conditions is a client likely to have, judging by anion gap, if investigations reveal these values: sodium 166 mEq/L, potassium 5.0 mEq/L, chloride 115 mEq/L, and bicarbonate 35 mEq/L?
A) Metabolic acidosis C) Metabolic alkalosis B) Respiratory alkalosis D) Respiratory acidosis
A patient telephones a nurse to report the onset of muscle pain and weakness. The patient is taking gemfibrozil with a statin. The nurse should be concerned about the development of:
a. peripheral neuropathy. b. hypothyroidism. c. myopathy. d. hepatic disease.
The nurse gives an example of innate immunity by comparing it to a human's immunity to:
1. hoof and mouth disease. 2. measles. 3. rabies. 4. mange.