Which client is at the highest risk for suicide?
A. A 24-year-old man who is angry with his family
B. A 71-year-old man with mild depression and social withdrawal
C. A 75-year-old woman with severe depression and crippling arthritis
D. A 30-year-old newly divorced woman who has custody of her children
Answer: C. A 75-year-old woman with severe depression and crippling arthritis
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The nurse writes two nursing diagnoses: (1) inadequate nutritional intake related to vomiting as manifested by a 3-lb weight loss and (2) risk for impaired skin integrity related to inadequate nutrition
What is the major difference between these diagnoses? a. The second diagnosis needs no defined nursing interventions. b. The second diagnosis needs medical intervention. c. The second diagnosis will not need to be evaluated. d. The second diagnosis reflects a problem that does not yet exist.
The nurse is assessing a 75-year-old patient who has presented to the ambulatory care clinic for an annual physical. The patient tells the nurse she seems to get sick more the older she gets. She questions the nurse about the reason
What response by the nurse is most appropriate? a. "Your bone marrow does not function as precise as you age." b. "You are likely coming into contact with more illness, so it isn't just age." c. "Aging does impact the capabilities of the immune system." d. "You need to take a flu vaccine to offer more protection against illness."
The study of family and household structures and events that alter that structure is called family:
1. Demographics 2. Functions 3. Structure 4. Nursing
When does uncal herniation occur?
a. The hippocampal gyrus shifts from the middle fossa through the tentorial notch into the posterior fossa. b. The diencephalon shifts from the middle fossa straight downward through the tentorial notch into the posterior fossa. c. The cingulate gyrus shifts under the falx cerebri. d. A cerebellar tonsil shifts through the foramen magnum