When preparing to teach the elderly client, it would be important to assess which of the following first?
1. Hair and scalp condition
2. Weight loss or weight gain
3. Vision and hearing
4. Mental status
3
Rationale: The nurse should assess vision and hearing in order to customize the teaching plan to optimize the client's understanding.
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The nurse cautions a patient with HIV infection who is on HAART (highly active retroviral therapy) that inconsistent administration of the drug can result in:
1. the HIV strain becoming resistant to the drug. 2. the decrease in antibodies in the circulating volume. 3. the addition of another antiretroviral agent to the protocol. 4. a rapid increase in symptoms of AIDS.
The nurse reviewing a hematology report of a client with chronic leukemia brings to the attention of the physician a change that may indicate a blast crisis may be occurring, which is
a. a drastic decrease in monocytes. b. a hemoglobin drop to 9 g/dl. c. myeloid cell precursors >20%. d. thrombocytic proliferation.
During a lecture on the different types of white blood cells, the nurse explains to the student nurses that these white blood cells have different functions. Based on this information, what is the function of basophils?
A) Release chemicals to assist the body in detoxifying foreign proteins B) Involved in allergic and inflammatory reactions C) First line of defense against bacteria D) Play a role in acute and chronic inflammatory processes
Overall, the most common cause of disability is
1. Alzheimer's disease. 2. Arthritis. 3. Heart disease. 4. Spinal cord injuries. 5. Stroke.