A nurse is conducting a health history for a patient with a chronic respiratory problem. What question might the nurse ask to assess for orthopnea?
A) "Do you have problems breathing when you walk up stairs?"
B) "Does your medication help you breathe better?"
C) "How many pillows do you sleep on at night to breathe better?"
D) "Tell me about your breathing difficulties since you stopped smoking."
C
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The nurse working with elderly clients in a nursing home assesses them for dehydration closely because the clients (Select all that apply)
a. are more susceptible to developing ascites and anasarca. b. experience interactions among drugs they may take for chronic illnesses. c. have a decreased proportion of body water as compared to fat. d. may be demented and not realize they need to drink. e. probably have a diminished sense of thirst.
A client has a yellow tone to the skin. The nurse realizes that which of the following cells are responsible for the yellow tone of the skin?
1. Carotenoids 2. Langerhans' cells 3. Melanocytes 4. Merkel cells
A psychiatric inpatient who is trying to make discharge plans asks a nurse to explain the difference between personal care homes and board-and-care homes. The nurse's best answer would be:
A) "Board-and-care homes provide more individualized attention and are licensed." B) "Personal care homes serve fewer clients and provide more individualized attention." C) "Board-and-care homes house less than a dozen clients and do not have to be licensed." D) "They are essentially the same and neither type of facility has to be licensed."
In the forensic setting, the nurse's attitudes are often negatively influenced by the client's mental health background and criminal history
The most effective way to maintain a humanistic and caring attitude toward clients with a history of criminality is to do which of the following? A) Give care so as to respect the family members who still love the client. B) Detach one's own feelings from the client when giving care. C) Consider the perspective that the client has a mental illness rather than judging their character. D) Overlook the client's history of negative behaviors and just deal with the here and now.