A client has a form of progressive dementia involving atrophy of the frontal and temporal lobes. This client has been diagnosed with:
A) Pick's disease.
B) Parkinson's disease.
C) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
D) Multiple sclerosis.
A,
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The nurse is acting as a mentor for a new graduate nurse who is delivering chemotherapy to a patient in the short-stay unit. What action performed by the new graduate would the mentor teach is not appropriate and requires correction?
A) Checking the IV line frequently B) Using an infusion pump to administer the medication C) Premedicating the patient as ordered D) Starting the IV in a large, distal vein
Which of the following nursing diagnoses would you select for a client whose weight is 20% more than ideal body weight?
1. Imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements 2. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements 3. Risk for imbalanced nutrition: more than body requirements 4. Health-seeking behaviors
Which statement is correct about falls? Most falls
a. occur during the day c. involve wheelchairs b. occur in the kitchen or bathroom d. involve patients with poor hearing
A coroner can make comments critical of the actions of the personnel involved in a patient's care
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.