A clinic nurse is admitting a 16-year-old boy with complaints of itching and burning in his genital area. He tells you "I am sure I have an STI. This will be the third one in 3 months
" What intervention would be most appropriate with this patient?
A) Provide samples of spermicides to patient
B) Provide patient with educational material on testicular cancer
C) Assess the patient's knowledge and understanding of safe sexual practices
D) Teach the patient correct use of condom to prevent pregnancy
C
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A wound on a patient's leg has stopped bleeding. The nurse would attribute this to which physiologic occurrence?
1. Tumor necrosis factor has sealed the wound. 2. Neutrophils have invaded the wound. 3. Macrophages have been released into the general circulation. 4. Platelets retracted the clot, reducing leakage.
The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client who presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of poor appetite, bloated abdomen, and peripheral edema. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as:
1. Right-sided failure. 2. Left-sided failure. 3. Diastolic dysfunction. 4. A myocardial infarction.
A patient is weak, has diarrhea, and is refusing to use the bedpan but is on bed rest and unable to get out of bed. Which is the best nursing intervention to maintain patient dignity?
a. Keep the bedpan out of the patient's sight until it is needed. b. Reassure the patient that most people use the bedpan willingly. c. Instruct the patient that the only alterna-tive for elimination is to use the bedpan. d. Explain to the patient how the nurse en-sures privacy and safety when the patient is using the bedpan.
Which of the following is an expected behavior for a person with dissociative identity disorder/multiple personality disorder?
A) Ritualistic B) Gives accurate personal history C) States history of severe child abuse or other trauma D) Free-floating anxiety