One patient has cancer of the bone; another
has cancer in the connective tissues of the thigh muscles; a third patient has cancer in the vascular tissues. Which of these is the correct term for these tumors?
a. Sarcoma
b. Leukemia
c. Carcinoma
d. Lymphoma
ANS: A
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A woman is admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit after a suicide attempt by overdose. The primary rationale for her admission is to:
a. Have limited supervision by health care personnel. b. Maintain responsibility for her own behavior. c. Receive treatment in the least restrictive manner. d. Provide her with a safe and secure environment.
A nurse is performing an assessment on a client diagnosed with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Which assessment findings would the nurse anticipate? Select all that apply.
A) Headache B) Bradycardia C) Dyspnea D) Hypertension E) Syncope
When unit staffing includes unlicensed assistive personnel, the nurse is aware that
a. delegating tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel is not in the scope of RN prac-tice. b. licensed personnel are accountable for the tasks delegated to the unlicensed per-sonnel. c. unlicensed assistive personnel do not have clinical duties on a client care unit. d. unlicensed assistive personnel have formal training and function independently.
A nurse is working with a student on the acute care psychiatric unit. The student asks the nurse why it is important to assess clients' values when there are many other more important issues to attend to. The nurse's reply should emphasize that:
A) Values regarding health are common across many cultures. B) Values form the scientific rationale for health behaviors. C) Clients' values should be congruent with nurses' values. D) Health behaviors are strongly influenced by personal values.