The nurse is developing nursing diagnosis for a patient. Which health concerns would be appropriate for the nurse to identify as health maintenance problems? (Select all that apply.)
A) Prescribed medication to treat prostate cancer
B) Instruction needed on newly prescribed renal diet
C) Importance of having pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination
D) Exercises for range of motion and mobility due to arthritis
E) Schedule for hemodialysis to start three times each week
B, C, D
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An elderly man who has come to a health promotion clinic offering education related to understanding and filling out advance directives tells the nurse
that he does not want to complete an advance directive because he does not want anyone controlling his finances. The nurse teaches the man that: A) Advance directives are not legal documents, so he has nothing to worry about. B) Advance directives are limited only to health care instructions and directives. C) His finances cannot be managed without an advance directive. D) Advance directives are implemented when you become incapacitated, then you use a living will to allow the state to manage your money.
The nurse is performing an oral examination on a patient and notices a beefy-red tongue. She knows this is a characteristic finding in:
a. anorexia nervosa. b. malnutrition. c. bulimia. d. pernicious anemia.
The nurse knows which of the following components listed below is needed for long-lasting immunity in a client with a diagnosis of sepsis without the causative agent identified?
A) Neutrophils B) Lymphocytes C) Colony-stimulating factors D) Natural killer cells
What factors may contribute to patient medication errors? (Select all that apply.)
a. Only two objectives, instead of four, are included in the treatment plan discussed with the patient. b. The nurse fails to provide patients with information about both the desirable effects and the possible side effects of prescribed medication so that they can make an informed decision about the treatment plan. c. Medication-related teaching materials sent home with patients are written at a higher than eighth-grade reading level. d. Medication-related teaching materials sent home contain long sentences and medical terms rather than common or familiar words. e. The nurse gives patients with new prescriptions verbal instructions only, rather than talking to patients and giving them written information or talking to patients along with showing audiovisual aids.