The nurse is assessing a patient with retinitis pigmentosa. Which finding should the nurse identify as consistent with this health problem? Select all that apply.
A. Loss of peripheral vision
B. One dilated, unresponsive pupil
C. Progressive night blindness
D. Reduced perception of blue-green tones
E. Loss of visual acuity
Answer: E
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The patient has a wound from peripheral vascular disease that is not healing in an orderly, sequential manner, and the patient has diminished functional integrity. How does the nurse label this wound?
A) Acute B) Chronic C) Nonhealing D) Partial-thickness
A nurse worked at Community Hospital for several months, then resigned and took a position at
General Hospital. At General he was seen as a "super nurse" and given increasing responsibility. He often volunteered or arranged with others to be assigned as medication nurse. After a year, he began to call in sick frequently and was noticed to be more irritable and unsociable. Then he made several serious medication errors in rapid succession. As these were investigated, it was learned that he had been allowed to resign from Community Hospital when he was found diverting client narcotics for his own use. One evening shortly after the investigation began, the nurse was found unconscious in the locker room. The nurse manager retrospectively identified an early indicator of the nurse's drug use as a. assuming responsibility for errors. b. high sociability with peers during the shift. c. seeking to be in possession of the narcotic keys. d. presenting a neat physical appearance.
A client with a BMI of 33 is experiencing increasing fatigue which is attributed to a sedentary job and lifestyle. Which question should the nurse ask when beginning to assess this client and current body weight?
a. "How do you feel about your current weight status?" b. "Do you have other family members who are obese?" c. "Do you think that being obese contributes to your fatigue?" d. "Have you noticed that you are more tired now that you have gained an extra 50 pounds?"
During the hospital admission process, the child's parent receives information about the pediatric unit's goals, including the statement that the unit practices "family-centered care." The parent asks why that should be important
The nurse would respond that in the "family-centered care" paradigm, the: 1. Mother is the principal caregiver in each family. 2. Child's physician is the key person in assuring the health of a child is maintained. 3. Family serves as the constant influence and continuing support in the child's life. 4. Father is the leader in each home; thus, all communications should include him.