A 22-year-old man with a diagnosis of schizophrenia has been transferred from the psychiatric unit to the medical unit after drinking 5 liters of water over the past hour
Assessment reveals that the patient is oriented to person but not to time or place and that he is drowsy but rousable by touch. When reviewing this patient's most recent blood work, the nurse should pay particular attention to the patient's levels of:
A) Phosphate
B) Calcium
C) Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
D) Sodium
D
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When the client asks the nurse when she can purchase a permanent breast prosthesis, the nurse explains that a prosthesis can be obtained when
a. a year has passed. b. all the sutures and drains are removed. c. the client is discharged. d. the wound has healed completely.
The nursing student learns that internal respiration is the exchange of gases between the systemic capillaries and the tissue at the cellular level
A) True B) False
During conversation, the nurse observes that the client is talking continuously and excitedly and is switching rapidly from one topic to another with seemingly no relationship between topics. This behavior is often associated with:
a. Depression. b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. c. Schizophrenia. d. Bipolar disorder.