For which patient do you watch most closely for symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?
a. 35-year-old with Down syndrome
b. 50-year-old with a whiplash injury
c. 60-year-old with hypertension
d. 75-year-old with a smoking history
ANS: D
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a. Apply water-soluble ointment to nares and lips. b. Periodically turn the oxygen down or off. c. Remove the tubing from the client's nose. d. Turn the client every 2 hours or as needed.
Which person would be MOST likely to develop type 2 diabetes?
a. a 20-year-old white athlete with a family history of diabetes b. a 30-year-old black athlete with a family history of diabetes c. a 40-year-old black female who is 50 pounds overweight d. a 50-year-old white male who is 10 pounds overweight
The client who is suspected of having an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction would receive all of the following emergency treatments. Which one should the nurse initiated FIRST?
a. Start an IV of normal saline. b. Administer emergency drugs intravenously as ordered. c. Maintain an airway. d. Stop the transfusion.
Which statement by a patient indicates he understands the teaching relative to how to perform a testicular self-examination?
a. "It's not necessary to feel the testes; just look at them in a mirror." b. "The best time to do a self-examination is after a shower, when my body is warm." c. "It doesn't really matter when I do it; just do it sometime." d. "The physician is really the best person to check this for me."