A nurse is discussing alcohol abuse with a group of nursing students. One student asks whether alcohol consumption has any beneficial effects. The nurse replies that, in moderate amounts, al-cohol:
a. helps people to sleep well.
b. improves sexual responsiveness.
c. may protect against dementia.
d. prevents hypothermia.
C
In moderate amounts, alcohol helps preserve cognitive function in the older adult and may pro-tect against dementia. Alcohol disrupts sleep and alters sleep cycles, reducing total sleeping time and the quality of sleep. Alcohol lowers inhibitions but diminishes sexual responsiveness. Alcohol dilates cutaneous blood vessels, which actually promotes heat loss.
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a. "It is his attempt to express his individualism." b. "His preoccupation with his looks is quite normal." c. "He is probably troubled with his physical changes." d. "This shows that he has a positive self-image."
A patient is diagnosed with cancer of the large intestine. What is the most likely initial recom-mended medical intervention?
a. Repeat colonoscopy b. Surgery c. Radiation therapy d. Chemotherapy
The nurse is assessing a newly pregnant client. Which of the following findings does the nurse note as a normal psychosocial stage in this client's first trimester?
1. An unlisted telephone number 2. Reluctance to tell the partner of the pregnancy 3. Parental disapproval of the woman's partner 4. Ambivalence about the pregnancy
A rape victim tells the emergency nurse, "I feel so dirty. Help me take a shower before I get examined." The nurse should: (select all that apply)
a. arrange for the victim to shower. b. explain that bathing destroys evidence. c. give the victim a basin of water and towels. d. offer the victim a shower after evidence is collected. e. explain that bathing facilities are not available in the emergency department.