A client with body dysmorphic disorder tells the nurse that he plans to have a surgical procedure that will affect his appearance. The nurse understands that this plan is an effort to:
A) Suppress intrusive thoughts.
B) Decrease anxiety.
C) Decrease anticipatory anxiety and treat associated depression.
D) Deal with exposure response prevention.
B
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While doing rounds at the beginning of a shift, the nurse notices a sputum specimen sitting on the bedside table in a patient's room and asks the patient when she produced the sputum specimen
Learning the specimen is about 4 hours old, what action should the nurse take? A) Immediately take the sputum specimen to the laboratory. B) Discard the specimen and assist the patient in obtaining another specimen. C) Refrigerate the sputum specimen. D) Wait an additional 2 hours before sending the specimen to the laboratory.
An older client received amiodarone (Cordarone) for life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmias. Which side effect may not be obvious to the nurse during the time frame of the medication's administration?
A) toxic epidermal B) adult respiratory distress syndrome C) congestive heart failure D) abnormal sense of smell
A PHN recognizes that which of the following are types of cohort studies? Select all that apply
A. Prospective B. Retrospective C. Historical D. Longitudinal E. Statistical
Which of the following is accurate nutritional information that the nurse should share with the parents of an adolescent child?
1. Girls require less protein. 2. Boys require additional iron. 3. Vitamin B needs are decreased. 4. Energy and caloric needs are decreased.