Identify at least five problems from L.J.'s history that represent his personal risk factors
What will be an ideal response?
• Smoking history
• Decrease in mobility related to shortness of breath and rheumatoid arthritis
• History of atrial flutter or fibrillation
• Previous DVT
• 70 years of age
• Lifetime history of sedentary jobs
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Planned interventions for a newly admitted severely depressed patient should include:
a. allowing the patient to be alone if he or she prefers. b. encouraging the patient to sleep to regain energy. c. careful, unobtrusive observation around the clock. d. chances to enact a leadership role in the therapeutic milieu.
A nurse in the ICU is providing care for a patient who has been admitted with a hemorrhagic stroke
The nurse is performing frequent neurologic assessments and observes that the patient is becoming progressively more drowsy over the course of the day. What is the nurse's best response to this assessment finding? A) Report this finding to the physician as an indication of decreased metabolism. B) Provide more stimulation to the patient and monitor the patient closely. C) Recognize this as the expected clinical course of a hemorrhagic stroke. D) Report this to the physician as a possible sign of clinical deterioration.
Mr. Larson is a 42-year-old widowed father of two children, ages 4 and 11. He works in a sales office to support his family. Recently he has injured his back and you are thinking he would benefit from physical therapy, three times a week, for an hour per session. What would be your next step?
A) Write the physical therapy prescription. B) Have your office staff explain directions to the physical therapy center. C) Discuss the plan with Mr. Larson. D) Tell Mr. Larson that he will be going to physical therapy three times a week.
A nursing instructor is teaching about donepezil (Aricept). A student asks, "How does this work? Will this cure Alzheimer's disease (AD)?" Which is the appropriate instructor reply?
A. "This medication delays the destruction of acetylcholine, a chemical in the brain necessary for memory processes. Although most effective in the early stages, it serves to delay, but not stop, the progression of the AD." B. "This medication encourages production of acetylcholine, a chemical in the brain necessary for memory processes. It delays the progression of the disease." C. "This medication delays the destruction of dopamine, a chemical in the brain necessary for memory processes. Although most effective in the early stages, it serves to delay, but not stop, the progression of the AD." D. "This medication encourages production of dopamine, a chemical in the brain necessary for memory processes. It delays the progression of the disease."