The ability or inability to reach what most adults would consider to be reasonable conclusions or resolutions is called:
a. Alzheimer's disease
b. stroke-related dementia
c. senility
d. decisional capacity or incapacity
D
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A female client comes to the clinic and tells the nurse, "I am getting all these little hairs on my chin. I never had them before I turned 50." What does the nurse understand is the cause of the terminal hairs on the face?
A) Overproduction of melanin B) Increased secretion of sebum C) Decline in the number of eccrine glands D) Decreased ratio of estrogen to androgen hormones
The nurse is assessing a client's susceptibility to rejecting a transplanted kidney. Which result does the nurse recognize as increasing the client's chances of rejection?
a. Decreased T-lymphocyte helper b. Decreased white blood cell count c. Increased cytotoxic-cytolytic T cell d. Increased neutrophil count
The nurse is caring for a patient with possible endocarditis. What is important for the nurse to consider when caring for this patient?
1. Endocarditis does not pose a high risk of damage to affected heart valves. 2. Patients with this disorder can be treated with open heart surgery to clean the heart valves. 3. The condition is unrelated to fever, so patients can be medicated with the prescribed antipyretic and observed. 4. Endocarditis can be prevented in patients at risk by administering antibiotics prior to procedures.
Physical examination related to the hematologic system of the adult client should include inspection of the: Select all that apply
1. Skin. 2. Head and neck. 3. Chest. 4. Abdomen. 5. Feet and legs.