A patient is receiving a dose of edrophonium (Tensilon). The nurse recognizes that this drug is given to determine the diagnosis of which disease?
a. Parkinson's disease
b. Multiple sclerosis
c. Myasthenia gravis
d. Alzheimer's disease
ANS: C
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A client has difficulty in communicating as a result of his illness. He displays a rapid, confusing delivery of speech patterns. Which term best describes this difficulty in communicating?
a. Aphasia b. Dyslexia c. Speech cluttering d. Incongruent communications
A patient has been diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis. The nurse obtains a sexual history from the patient, including contraceptive measures, number of sexual partners, and frequency of intercourse. What is the rationale for the questions?
1. Patients can infect their sexual partners. 2. The nurse is required by law to ask the questions. 3. Patients with bacterial vaginosis can become infected with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases more easily. 4. The laboratory needs a full patient history in order to know for which organisms and antibiotic sensitivities it should test.
When teaching a patient and family, the nurse wishes to use the affective domain of learning. What nursing action is most likely to involve the affective domain?
A) Presenting facts from simple to complex B) Giving clear directions about when to call the physician C) Using a nonthreatening approach D) Using demonstration/redemonstration approach
Which statement related to preparations for her son's burial is characteristic of a person of the Jewish faith?
a. "He will be buried in 3 days." b. "He will be cremated." c. "Shivah will be held for 7 days in our home following the funeral." d. "We will fast for 24 hours."