Why is the ability to sense heat, cold, and pain reduced in older persons?
a. Circulation is poor.
b. The skin loses its fatty tissue layer.
c. The skin has fewer nerve endings.
d. The risk of burns is great.
A
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a. Case manager b. Forensic nurse examiner c. Physician d. Psychiatric crisis nurse
The ultrasound of a client in her 28th week of gestation indicates that the placenta extends into the myometrium. The nurse documents this finding as which of the following conditions?
A) Placenta increta B) Placenta previa C) Abruptio placentae D) Placenta percreta
Lower leg edema associated with pain is characteristic of
A. Venous insufficiency B. Heart failure C. Deep venous thrombosis D. Diabetes
A dying client is crying. She states, Why me, Lord?" and "I can't pray." What would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis based on this data?
A) Psycho-spiritual distress B) Low self esteem C) Ineffective coping D) Knowledge deficit related to praying