A patient is suffering from constipation. He is a truck driver and does not always have access to a toilet. When providing patient teaching, what will result when the patient fails to respond to the defecation reflex?
A) Involuntary evacuation
B) Increased sensory stimulation
C) Decreased sensory stimulation
D) Diarrhea
C
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A patient in the critical care unit is on a ventilator and requires nutritional support, likely for 3 weeks. This patient has a transected spinal cord at C4 . Which would be the best choice of nutritional support for this patient?
A) Nasogastric tube B) Nasoduodenal tube C) Gastrostomy tube D) Total parenteral nutrition
The daughter of a client with AD who is receiving cholinesterase inhibitor therapy tells the nurse that her father has been getting more and more clumsy lately, saying, "He's almost fallen several times and he often gets out of bed at night
That's when I'm most concerned that he will fall." The daughter reports that his appetite is fair and that he takes his medication as prescribed. When developing the client's plan of care, the nurse would identify which nursing diagnosis as the priority? A) Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements B) Risk for Injury C) Ineffective Self Health Management D) Deficient Knowledge: drug therapy
A blow with a sharp object has resulted in an injury to a patient's skull and the tissues surrounding his brain
What term is used to describe the fibrous connective tissue that hugs the brain closely and extends into every fold of the brain's surface? A) Dura mater B) Arachnoid C) Fascia D) Pia mater
The nurse is caring for a patient with an injury to cranial nerve X. Which assessment finding would the nurse attribute to that injury?
1. Rectal bleeding 2. Dry mouth 3. A metallic taste in the mouth 4. Decreased bowel sounds