The nurse is preparing to assess the mental status of an older adult client. Which of the following would the nurse need to assess first?
A) Sensory abilities
B) General intelligence
C) Severe phobias
D) Irrational cognition
A
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The nurse manager is discussing cultural considerations with a group of staff nurses. Which statements by the staff nurses indicate an appropriate understanding of cultural concepts?
Select all that apply. 1. "Culture can best be described as an awareness of belonging to a group in which certain characteristics differentiate the members of one group from another." 2. "A good description of culture is one that recognizes it's the socially transmitted beliefs, behaviors, values, customs, lifestyles, and ways of thinking of a specific population that guides an individual's worldview." 3. "Culture is the belief that one's own beliefs, way of life, values, and customs are superior to others." 4. "Culture is the identification of an individual or group by shared genetic heritage and biologic characteristics." 5. "Decisions made by an individual are largely influenced by culture."
When discussing the use of phenazopyridine the nurse will tell the patient that
A) she must come to the outpatient clinic each day for intravenous administration. B) the drug is available only by prescription. C) the drug relieves burning during urination but does not kill bacteria. D) the drug carries a high risk of photosensitivity.
A patient with renal failure has been taking aluminum hydroxide/magnesium hydroxide suspension (Maalox) at home for indigestion. The patient arrives for outpatient hemodialysis and is unresponsive to questions and has decreased deep tendon reflexes
Which action should the dialysis nurse take first? a. Notify the patient's health care provider. b. Obtain an order to draw a potassium level. c. Review the magnesium level on the patient's chart. d. Teach the patient about the risk of magnesium-containing antacids
Select the correct statement about the stages of anesthesia.
A. During Stage I, there is an inhibition of spinal reflexes and relaxation of skeletal muscle. B. During Stage I, there is a decreased response to pain, a feeling of euphoria, and a loss of consciousness. C. During Stage I, the hypothalamus assumes control of body functions. D. None of these are correct.