A nurse is conducting a mini-mental status examination (MMSE) on a 79-year-old patient. What is this nurse assessing for? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Disorientation
B) Violence
C) Recall
D) Language
E) Registration
C, D, E
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The recommended dosage of erythromycin suspension is 20 mg/kg/day in four equally divided doses. The child weighs 44 lb. How many milligrams are needed for each individual dose? _______________
a. 5 mg b. 50 mg c. 100 mg d. 400 mg
A patient being admitted in hypertensive crisis informs the nurse that he stopped taking his blood pressure medication 3 weeks ago. Which response by the nurse is best?
1) "You're lucky you didn't have a stroke; you really need to take your medication." 2) "Tell me more about your experience with your high blood pressure medication." 3) "Why did you stop taking your high blood pressure medication?" 4) "It's very important to take your blood pressure medication."
Leukemia is the most common cancer in children. Leukemia is a malignant disease that has the following impact on the body:
a. Affects only the white blood cells b. Affects only the red blood cells c. Affects only the platelets d. Affects all tissues of the body
Conscious relaxation is associated with which method of childbirth preparation?
a. Grantly Dick-Read childbirth method b. Lamaze method c. Bradley method d. Psychoprophylactic method