When educating a client on a lifestyle change, it is important to teach them which of the following?
1. Keep focused on the final product.
2. Make small changes rather than big ones.
3. Look for immediate results.
4. Failure is not an option.
ANS: 2
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A patient being treated with isoniazid for tuberculosis develops symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The patient says, "I can't believe that I am so sick. First I get TB and now this. What is going to happen to me?" What nursing response is indicated?
1. "You will have to learn to manage both the TB and the SLE." 2. "Once your TB is cured, we can help you fight the SLE." 3. "Often the SLE symptoms go away after the TB medication is changed." 4. "Your immune system must be under a great deal of stress for both of these diseases to develop."
While eating a meal in the hospital, a patient demonstrates difficulty breathing and signs of choking. The nurse realizes that the patient is experiencing which condition?
1. Laryngeal obstruction 2. Pulmonary emboli 3. Epiglottitis 4. An acute myocardial infarction
After graduation from an accredited program in nursing and successfully passing the NCLEX, what gives the nurse a legal right to practice?
A) enrolling in an advanced degree program B) filing NCLEX results in the county of residence C) being licensed by the State Board of Nursing D) having a signed letter confirming graduation
A nurse assesses a patient who reports that she is unable to have intercourse because of involuntary contractions at the vaginal opening. The nurse can correctly assess this as:
a. vaginismus. b. dyspareunia. c. arousal disorder. d. orgasmic dysfunction.