A nurse checks a patient's Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain following surgery. The nurse explains to the patient that a closed drain speeds healing and facilitates wound drainage by
1. Gravity.
2. Absorption.
3. Penetration.
4. Suction.
ANS: 4
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A 77-year-old recently admitted to a long-term care facility refuses to join in activities or go to the dining room for meals. This behavior may indicate that the patient is:
1. stubborn. 2. depressed. 3. afraid. 4. tired.
A client suffering from paranoid schizophrenia imitates everything the nurses and doctors do and say. The nurse knows that this client is exhibiting:
A) Echopraxia and alogia. B) Echolalia and bizarre behavior. C) Echopraxia and echolalia. D) Catatonia and alogia.
Which of the following ethnic minority groups is the largest in the United States?
A) African Americans B) Latin Americans C) Asians D) none of the above
When a preschool child is hospitalized without adequate preparation, the nurse should recognize that the child may likely see hospitalization as:
a. Punishment. c. An opportunity for regression. b. Threat to child's self-image. d. Loss of companionship with friends.