The nurse is preparing to assess the eyes of a 78-year-old client who has clinical depression. The nurse anticipates that a normal finding for this client would include:
A) Rigidity of irises.
B) Increased pupil size.
C) Myopia.
D) Impaired adaptation to light.
A
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A nurse realizes that wars impact the nursing profession. Which statement best describes the impact of wars on the evolution of nursing?
a. Nursing care advanced during and after major wars. b. Poor conditions during wars caused a decline in nursing care. c. Wars have been the stimulus for most nursing advantages. d. Wars have had little effect on the evolution of nursing.
A nursing instructor is explaining to a group of nursing students that in addition to facing the stigma associated with being mentally ill, forensic clients who are mentally ill also experience the stigma associated with being a criminal
One of the students asks the instructor how the stigma associated with criminality might influence nursing care. Which response by the instructor would be most appropriate? A) "Nurses may be reluctant to care for mentally ill criminals because of unrealistic fears for their own safety and that of their other clients." B) "Nurses may prefer to care for forensic clients because they do not believe criminals can be mentally ill." C) "An example would be volunteering to work only with forensic clients because of the belief that forensic clients experience only mild mental health problems." D) "An example would be unfounded fear of what such clients might do after they are discharged from treatment."
Which of the following best describes the primary reason life spans have notably lengthened over the past 100 years?
a. Advances in hospital care and procedures b. Advances in medicine and medical research c. Advances in nursing practice d. Advances in public health
The client receives misoprostol (Cytotec) for treatment of peptic ulcer disease (PUD). The client asks the nurse why he is receiving this medication. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "It dissolves into a gel and sticks to your ulcer." 2. "It increases mucus production in your stomach." 3. "It inhibits bacterial growth." 4. "It neutralizes stomach acid."