Upon examining a patient with a urinary tract infection, which symptoms would you expect the patient to experience? Select all that apply
a. Stabbing pain d. Frequency in voiding
b. Gastrointestinal symptoms e. Stress incontinence
c. Urgency in voiding f. Flank pain
C, D, E, F
Your examination would most likely reveal one or more of the following symptoms: flank pain, abdominal pain or cramping, dysuria, abdominal distention, vaginal discharge, urgency and frequency in voiding, stress incontinence, fever, and pneumaturia.
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The nurse has brought a patient the scheduled pain medication. The patient asks the nurse to wait to give pain medication until the time for the dressing change, which is 2 hours away. Which response by the nurse is most therapeutic?
a. "This medication will still be providing you relief at the time of your dressing change." b. "OK, swallow this pain pill, and I will return in a minute to change your dressing." c. "Would you like medication to be given for dressing changes in addition to your regularly scheduled medication?" d. "Your medication is scheduled for this time, and I can't adjust the time for you. I'm sorry, but you must take your pill right now."
The nurse notes that a client is having difficulty deciding to have surgery, has a heart rate of 110 beats per minute and is diaphoretic. What should the nurse consider this client is demonstrating?
1. Verbal cues of anger 2. Physical cues of anxiety 3. Physical cues of depression 4. Emotional cues of depression