A woman comes in a psychiatric office and begins rearranging magazines so they are in alphabetical order. Which diagnosis should a nurse anticipate?
A) Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder
B) Schizotypal personality disorder
C) Histrionic personality disorder
D) Paranoid personality disorder
A
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The nurse is reviewing the electronic health record of a patient with a history of incontinence. The nurse reads that the physician assessed the patient's deep tendon reflexes. What condition of the urinary/renal system does this assessment address?
A) Renal calculi B) Bladder dysfunction C) Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) D) Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)
The nurse is counseling a young female adult who needs approximately 2000 cal/day to maintain her weight. She would like to lose a few pounds and asks what she would need to limit her intake to if she wanted to lose a pound a week
How should the nurse respond? A) 1000 cal/day B) 1500 cal/day C) 1600 cal/day D) 1800 cal/day
Which diagnostic test will be most useful to the nurse in determining whether a patient admitted with acute shortness of breath has heart failure?
a. Serum troponin b. Arterial blood gases c. B-type natriuretic peptide d. 12-lead electrocardiogram
Logan, a, 11-year-old boy, was diagnosed with parotitis three days ago at the pediatric outpatient clinic. His mother calls the triage nurse to report that Logan is complaining of pain in his peritoneal area. The nurse knows that:
1. This is a medical emergency, and Logan should be brought to the emergency room right away. 2. The virus can cause orchitis. 3. The virus can cause oophoritis. 4. This is a common complaint because it is hard for a child with parotitis to urinate.