Which of the following persons fits the classic description of a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS)?
a. A teenage male
b. A 65-year-old male
c. A 25-year-old female
d. A 60-year-old female
C
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A patient is receiving care in the intensive care unit for acute pancreatitis. The nurse is aware that pancreatic necrosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis
Consequently, the nurse should assess for what signs or symptoms of this complication? A) Sudden increase in random blood glucose readings B) Increased abdominal girth accompanied by decreased level of consciousness C) Fever, increased heart rate and decreased blood pressure D) Abdominal pain unresponsive to analgesics
A client has undergone ileoanal reservoir surgery. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client to reduce the risk for bowel incontinence?
A) Avoid high-protein food. C) Perform perineal exercises. B) Take frequent brisk walks. D) Perform warm water soaks.
A patient is diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis. The physician orders Coumadin. What skin lesion should the nurse monitor this patient for?
A) Ulcer B) Ecchymoses C) Scar D) Erosion
Predictive correlational studies are designed to provide a way to predict the value of one variable, in relation to another variable. Which of the following research studies is predictive correlational in design? (Select all that apply.)
a. One that studies the relationship of admission blood alcohol level in chronic alcoholics upon the amount of time that elapses before delirium tremens begin b. One that classifies patients coming to an emergency department as critically ill, acutely ill, or not acutely ill c. One that quantifies the probability that adolescents completing a one-day type I diabetes workshop will develop ketoacidosis in the following year d. One that studies both girls and boys in grammar school and counts the number of interactions they have with one another daily e. One that examines the outcomes of post-term labor f. One that measures the effect of a researcher-applied independent variable upon a dependent variable