A client has a low serum calcium level. During a bath the nurse cleans the client's face with a cloth, and the lips, nose, and side of the face contract. The nurse documents the presence of
a. Bell's palsy.
b. Chvostek's sign.
c. tic douloureux.
d. Trousseau's sign.
B
Chvostek's sign is spasm of the muscles innervated by the facial nerve. It is best elicited by tapping the client's face lightly below the temple. Spasm of the face, lip, or nose would indicate a positive test for tetany. Trousseau's sign is carpal spasm when a blood pressure cuff is inflated on the arm for 5 minutes. Bell's palsy and tic douloureux are both peripheral nervous system disorders.
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A) Mucous membranes B) Skin integrity C) Lung function D) Bone marrow
Like sociology and public health, which deal with populations, employ statistics, and originated in the social reform movement, with what is public health nursing concerned?
A. Data collection and analysis. B. The clients' sufficient standard of living. C. Like sociology, is essentially a female profession. D. Trying to help clients and families adapt to their circumstances.
When the patient is ambulating, the urinary catheter tubing and drainage bag are
A) suspended from an IV pole. B) carried above the level of the bladder. C) placed in a plastic bag for modesty. D) carried below the level of the bladder.