The medical record of a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia states that the patient has cognitive dysfunction. From this statement, the nurse can expect to see evidence of:
a. anxiety, fear, and agitation.
b. aggression, anger, hostility, or violence.
c. blunted or flat affect or inappropriate affective responses.
d. impaired memory and attention as well as formal thought disorder.
D
Problems in cognitive functioning include impaired short-term and long-term memory, distractibility and poor concentration, loose associations, tangentiality, incoherence, illogical speech, concrete thinking, indecisiveness, impaired judgment, and delusions.
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A) Bradycardia B) Hypotension C) Seizures D) Gastrointestinal bleeding
The patient history plays an important role in assessing the patient's nutritional status. Significant laboratory and clinical findings in the patient with cardiovascular disease include
a. low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and transferrin. b. elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and decreased subcutaneous fat. c. elevated sodium levels and a soft, fatty liver on palpation. d. normal triglyceride levels and the presence of S3 on auscultation.
A person who experienced a hemorrhagic cardiac vascular accident (CVA) to the left hemisphere would demonstrate which type of symptoms?
a. Language disturbances b. Poor impulse control c. Inappropriate affect d. Confabulation
During height and weight assessments at a school's health fair, a child admits to drinking a cup of coffee with his mother every morning, and another child reports enjoying a morning cup of coffee on the commute to school
Drinking coffee stunts a child's growth." This logical fallacy is referred to as: a. appeal to common practice. b. confusing cause and effect. c. ad hominem abusive. d. red herring.