The nurse clarifies that dementia is a slow, progressive loss of brain function, which is an organic mental disease secondary to:
a. chemical imbalance.
b. emotional problems.
c. circulatory impairment.
d. cerebral disease.
D
Dementia describes an altered mental state secondary to cerebral disease.
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A nurse prepares to administer a blood transfusion to a client, and checks the blood label with a second registered nurse using the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) universal bar-coding system to ensure the right blood for the right
client. Which components must be present on the blood label in bar code and in eye-readable format? (Select all that apply.) a. Unique facility identifier b. Lot number related to the donor c. Name of the client receiving blood d. ABO group and Rh type of the donor e. Blood type of the client receiving blood
What medication, if ordered for an 8-year-old patient, should the nurse question? (Select all that apply.)
A) Amiodarone (Cordarone) 400 mg orally per 24 hours B) Labetalol (Normodyne) 100 mg orally b.i.d. C) Phentolamine (Regitine) 1 mg intramuscularly 1 to 2 hours before surgery D) Prazosin (Minipress) 3 mg orally t.i.d. E) Carvedilol (Coreg) 6.25 mg orally b.i.d.
Which of the following is not one of the four elements of a sound vision statement?
a. it is written down b. it is written in the present tense using action words c. it covers a variety of activities and spans specific short-term time frames d. it balances the needs of providers, patients, and the environment
A client has had oral anticoagulation ordered. What should you monitor for when your client is taking oral anticoagulation?
A) Prothrombin time (PT) or international normalized ratio (INR) B) Hourly IV infusion C) Vascular sites for bleeding D) Urine output