The nurse reviews laboratory data and determines that a client has toxic dementia based upon which result?
1. Positive culture of streptococcus of the throat
2. Low serum calcium
3. A vitamin B12 deficiency
4. A high blood sugar
Answer: 3
1. Infections that can cause dementia include meningitis, AIDS, and neurosyphilis. In the elderly, strep could cause delirium.
2. Hypercalcemia can cause dementia.
3. A vitamin B12 deficiency can cause dementia.
4. A low blood sugar can cause dementia; a high blood sugar can cause delirium.
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1. Increased exercise 2. Restriction of dietary unsaturated fat 3. Smoking cessation 4. Taking medication 5. Restricting dietary cholesterol
The most effective way to assess the quantity of pain is to ask the patient to
a. describe the pain as minor, moderate, or severe. b. classify the pain as small, medium, or large. c. rate the pain on a scale from 0 to 10. d. compare the pain with pain experienced in the past.
The most common problems encountered in the therapeutic relationship can be grouped into problems with the
1. environment, the therapy, the client. 2. environment, the caregiver, the client. 3. client, the environment, the psychiatrist. 4. treatment plan, the environment, the client.
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a. "How many times have you fallen be-fore?" b. "How many hours do you sleep at night?" c. "What are your eating habits?" d. "Do you smoke?"