A patient is admitted with heat exposure exhaustion and has a body temperature of 107°F. The patient has flushed dry skin and is not sweating. What portion of the skin or skin appendages has this situation interfered with the function of?
A) Apocrine sweat glands
B) Hypodermis
C) Epidermis
D) Eccrine sweat glands
D
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Leslie Charleston admits that she has been having trouble staying awake on the night shift after she is found sleeping in the day room. She stated that her babysitter moved out of state and she has not found a new babysitter
Her husband leaves for work when she gets home, and she is left with a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old until after supper. She is not getting adequate rest and is exhausted. What is your initial response? a. Call together all of the night shift nursing assistants, explain Leslie's problem, and suggest that they excuse her from the 0100 and 0300 rounds until she can get some rest b. Offer to have your babysitter also watch Leslie's children during the day so she can sleep c. Review options with Leslie and give her a written warning. If she is found sleeping again on night shift, she will be terminated d. Encourage her to switch to working day shifts
A preschool-age child is being seen in the oncology clinic for a suspected diagnosis of cancer. A common reaction preschool-age children have to a diagnosis of cancer is:
1. Acceptance, especially if able to discuss the disease with children their own age. 2. Thoughts that they caused their illness and are being punished. 3. An understanding of what cancer is and how it is treated. 4. Unawareness of what the illness is.
A patient asks the nurse what it means to have hospice care at home. Which of the following is the most correct response to this patient?
1. "Hospice makes sure that you are comfortable at home.". 2. "Hospice care helps cure your illness.". 3. "Hospice care is for patients who will be sick for longer than a year.". 4. "Hospice care means your physical needs will be met.".
How should the healthcare professional reply when parents question why a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the head was not ordered for their 5-year-old child after a minor fall?
a. Physicians are cautious about ordering CT scan on children younger than 10 years of age. b. CT scans are seldom conclusive when used to diagnosis head injuries in young children. c. The child’s symptoms will determine whether a CT scan is necessary and worth the expense. d. Research suggests that repeated CT scans can increase the risk of developing brain cancer