Which subtype of cataracts is characterized by significant nearsightedness and a slow indolent course?
a. Nuclear cataracts c. Posterior cataracts
b. Cortical cataracts d. Immature cataracts
A
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The home health nurse has delivered a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump to a homebound client who is terminally ill. The family members will be taking care of the patient. The priority nursing interventions are to:
A) Teach the family the theory of pain management and the use of alternative therapies. B) Provide family support during this emotional experience. C) Teach the patient and family the operation of the pump, monitoring of the IV site, and the side effects of the medication. D) Teach the family how to use morphine and recognize morphine overdose, and offer spiritual guidance.
The nurse is caring for a patient in the acute phase of burn care. While performing an assessment during this phase of burn care, the nurse recognizes that airway obstruction related to upper airway edema may occur up to:
A) 2 days after the burn injury B) 3 days after the burn injury C) 5 days after the burn injury D) 1 week after the burn injury
The nurse would correctly state that an assignment had been made in which situation?
1. The nurse says to the charge nurse, "Please watch my patients while I run down and pick up some lunch from the hospital cafeteria." 2. The nurse says to the UAP, "Please take all of the vital signs before you begin to deliver breakfast trays." 3. The charge nurse divides the patient load into one team for each staff nurse who works the shift. 4. The nurse asks a housekeeper to clean a bed quickly for a new admission.
Children depend on adults to be knowledgeable. If a 6-year-old asks you a question for which you do not know the answer, your best response would generally be to
A) reword the question into one you can answer. B) state that you do not have time to answer questions. C) suggest that the child find out the answer independently. D) state that you do not know the answer but you will find out.