The nurse is admitting a 67-year-old patient with new-onset steatorrhea. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask?
a. "How much milk do you usually drink?"
b. "Have you noticed a recent weight loss?"
c. "What time of day do your bowels move?"
d. "Do you eat meat or other animal products?"
b. "Have you noticed a recent weight loss?"
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The nurse is determining the extent of the damage caused by a huge tornado. The number of deaths and injuries caused by the tornado is included in the assessment. What type of assessment does this best describe?
1. Predisaster assessment. 2. Rapid postdisaster assessment. 3. Postdisaster assessment. 4. Disaster assessment.
Which one of the following terms is defined as the clinical manifestations of ingestion?
a. Poison Prevention Packaging Act b. Poison Control Center c. Toxidromes d. Poisondex
Nurses that think family recognize that long-term stress and burdens may emerge when a family is giving care to an ill family member. Research findings have shown:
1. Nurses can provide various types of support that ease distress of caregiving. 2. A positive relationship between caregiving and depression. 3. A positive link between caregiving and physical health effects. 4. All of the above.
Peggy is a nurse who has just transferred from a general psychiatric unit to work on a forensic psychiatric unit
Peggy finds it easier to communicate with these clients because, for the most part, their inappropriate behaviors and cognitive disorders have responded positively to treatment. Many of the clients have been on the unit for 3 or more years, and Peggy has been unable to note any indicators of psychiatric problems in several of the clients. The nurse has grown exceptionally close to Gene, who has gone out of his way to make Peggy feel welcome and appreciated. One afternoon in December, Gene asks Peggy for her address so he can send her a Christmas card. Which of the following responses should Peggy make to Gene's request? A) "Sure, let me write it down for you; it would be great to hear from you." B) "I read in your record that you molested a 4-year-old girl. I have a 2-year-old child at home. I would have to be out my mind to give you my address." C) "We need to get to know each other better before I would feel right about giving you my address." D) "It would not be appropriate for me to give you my address because our relationship is professional rather than social."