When assessing a patient, the first skill used is inspection. What purpose does inspection serve?
A) Gathering information
B) Feeling abnormalities
C) Observing modesty
D) Identifying internal abnormalities
A
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The nurse knows that when focusing on relapse prevention, what is most important for the client?
1. Identify high-risk situations. 2. Acknowledge connection to a greater power. 3. View the disorder as only one facet of who the client is. 4. Recognize that most relapse occurs after five years of being chemically clean.
A nurse evaluating the therapeutic effect of the drug sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) for a client diagnosed with chronic renal failure
Which therapeutic effect from the medication does the nurse anticipate? A) Increased serum sodium B) Increased stool excretion C) Decreased urine specific gravity D) Decreased serum potassium
A study published in the American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology, and Metabolism (You et al., 2005), reported findings that suggest inflammation increases the risk of heart disease
Which modifiable factor would the nurse target in teaching clients about prevention of inflammation that can lead to atherosclerosis? A) Smoking B) Inactivity C) Obesity D) Blood pressure control
____________________ is a series of rapid convulsions.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).