A client complains of excessive daytime sleepiness with sudden daytime sleep attacks, cataplexy, and sleep paralysis. You suspect:
1. obstructive sleep apnea.
2. insomnia.
3. primary hypersomnia.
4. narcolepsy.
ANS: 4
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The patient with cirrhosis has an albumin of 2.8 g/dL. The nurse is aware that normal is 3.5 g/dL to 5 g/dL. Based on these findings, what would the nurse expect the patient to exhibit?
a. Jaundice b. Edema c. Copious urine output d. Pallor
An older female patient tells the nurse that through periods of trial and tribulation, the Bible has been the source of ongoing strength and support. Which statement supports this patient's beliefs by researched evidence?
A) Patients from low socioeconomic levels tend to be more religious. B) Religious commitment has a positive effect on health care outcomes. C) Patients holding strong religious convictions experience great emotional stress during illness. D) Among the elderly, high levels of religiosity correlate with greater levels of physical disability.
A client comes to the emergency department in obvious distress, holding his groin. He refuses to get undressed to be examined. Which statement or question by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. "I'll leave the room if that makes you feel better. When you are undressed, put on the call light." b. "If you don't let us examine you to see what the problem is, you may lose blood supply to your genital area." c. "No one can help you if we can't see what's going on. So please take off your clothes." d. "Sometimes men get painful erections that won't go away or problems with their testicles. If that's the problem, we can help you."
List six methods of assisting patients who have behavior problems.
What will be an ideal response?