The nurse is aware that the child with a myelomeningocele may also have problems with: (Select all that apply.)
a. Lower limb paralysis
b. Mental retardation
c. Poor bladder control
d. Hydrocephalus
e. Poor bowel control
A, C, D, E
Mental retardation is not seen consistently in neural tube defects.
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A client being treated for cancer is offended because she overheard a nurse say that the client had "wild-type genes." How should the nurse respond to calm this client?
1. "Wild-type genes are a type of gene that is stronger than normal." 2. "The nurse was describing your resilience in fighting your illness so effectively." 3. "The nurse was discussing a type of gene we are seeing in clients treated for cancer." 4. "Wild-type genes are those that are normal and have not been affected by any mutation."
The nurse employed in a hospital is working within a system that uses a case management approach to client care. The nurse would focus on providing care to a client:
1. within a given week. 2. throughout one calendar year. 3. during an episode of illness. 4. for the duration of insurance coverage.
The nurse identifies the challenges of being a hospice nurse as including: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Being empathetic. 2. Being mentally healthy. 3. Being spiritually healthy. 4. Being professionally healthy. 5. Being self-protective.
A patient asks a nurse what causes dementia. What two most prevalent types of dementia should the nurse consider before responding?
a. Pick disease and Huntington disease b. Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia c. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Pick dis-ease d. Vascular dementia and Huntington dis-ease