The caregiver assesses the client's memory recall and orientation to time, place, and person. This part of the mental status examination assesses the client's
1. sensorium.
2. appearance.
3. emotional state.
4. abstract relationships.
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People with a clear sensorium are oriented and able to use their memories to recall recent and remote information.
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patients. What ethical problem-solving approach is this nurse manager using? a. Utilitarianism b. Deontology c. Categorical imperative d. Feminist ethics
A nurse assesses a client with hyperthyroidism who is prescribed lithium carbonate. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to a side effect of this therapy?
a. Blurred and double vision b. Increased thirst and urination c. Profuse nausea and diarrhea d. Decreased attention and insomnia
The nurse explains to the client that in addition to approximating the bone fragments, traction also
a. increases blood supply to the fracture site. b. increases speed of bone healing. c. reduces muscle spasm. d. reduces neuromuscular dysfunction.
A client who describes his pain as 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 is classified as having which of the following?
A. Mild pain B. Mild to moderate pain C. Moderate to severe pain D. Very severe pain