A patient has a disorder affecting ventricular depolarization. What ECG finding would the healthcare professional associate with this condition?
a. Shortened PR interval
b. Prolonged QRS interval
c. QT interval variability
d. Absence of P waves
Answer: b. Prolonged QRS interval
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The nurse is caring for a patient with metastatic bone cancer. The patient asks the nurse why he has had to keep getting larger doses of his pain medication although it doesn't seem to affect him. What is the nurse's best response?
A) "Over time you become more tolerant of the drug." B) "You are immune to the effects of the drug." C) "You may have formed an addiction to the drug." D) "Your body absorbs less of the drug due to the cancer."
What is the maximum volume to be given in an adult gluteal intramuscular injection?
1. 0.5 cc 2. 1. cc 3. 2 cc 4. 4 cc
A new psychiatric technician mentions to the nurse, "Depression seems to be a disease of old people. All the depressed clients on the unit are older than 60 years." The reply by the nurse that clarifies prevalence is
A. "That is a good observation. Depression does mostly strike people older than 50 years." B. "Depression is seen in people of all ages, from childhood to old age." C. "Depression is most often seen among the middle adult age group." D. "The age of onset for most depressive episodes is given as 18 years."
Which physiological differences explain why the older adult is prone to hypothermia? (Select all that apply.)
a. Decreasing appetite with less food intake b. Increasing subcutaneous fat c. Decreasing metabolism d. Increased likelihood of atherosclerosis e. Decreasing activity level