Your client is complaining of night blindness. This is one of the most distressing symptoms of which cause of an alteration in visual acuity?
1. retinal detachment
2. diabetic retinopathy
3. cataract
4. glaucoma
ANS: 3
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A patient with carotid atherosclerosis asks the nurse to describe a carotid endarterectomy. Which response by the nurse is accurate?
a. "The obstructing plaque is surgically removed from an artery in the neck." b. "The diseased portion of the artery in the brain is replaced with a synthetic graft." c. "A wire is threaded through an artery in the leg to the clots in the carotid artery and the clots are removed." d. "A catheter with a deflated balloon is positioned at the narrow area, and the balloon is inflated to flatten the plaque."
A community health nurse would use the global burden of disease (GBD) to track:
a. The number of cases of HIV/AIDS in a country b. Losses from premature death and losses of healthy life that result from disability c. The economic impact of disability on lesser-developed countries d. The rate of disability in industrialized nations
Common medications used to treat pediatric seizures in the prehospital setting include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A) Ativan. B) Dilantin. C) Diazepam. D) Midazolam.
A common test performed on fecal material is the ________ test for fecal occult blood
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word