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A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings should the nurse document as a negative symptom of this disorder? A. Delusions B. Neologisms C. Anhedonia D. Echopraxia - Correct Answer C. Anhedonia Rationale: Negative symptoms of schizophrenia affect a person's ability to interact with others and are less dominant than positive symptoms. These symptoms develop over time. Examples of negative include flat affect, anergia (lack of energy), anhedonia (inab...

A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia. Which of the following findings should the nurse document as a negative symptom of this disorder? A. Delusions B. Neologisms C. Anhedonia D. Echopraxia - Correct Answer C. Anhedonia Rationale: Negative symptoms of schizophrenia affect a person's ability to interact with others and are less dominant than positive symptoms. These symptoms develop over time. Examples of negative include flat affect, anergia (lack of energy), anhedonia (inab...

A nurse prepare to apply dressing for client with stage 2 pressure injury. WHat types of dressing should the nurse use? A. Alginate B. Gauze C. Transparent D. Hydrocolloid - Correct Answer D. Hydrocolloid Client has terminal illness and is at the end of life. Which one of the following statements by the client's partner indicates effective coping? A. I am not worried because I still have hope that he will be okay B. I am relying on support from our family during this time C. We can pl...

A nurse prepare to apply dressing for client with stage 2 pressure injury. WHat types of dressing should the nurse use? A. Alginate B. Gauze C. Transparent D. Hydrocolloid - Correct Answer D. Hydrocolloid Client has terminal illness and is at the end of life. Which one of the following statements by the client's partner indicates effective coping? A. I am not worried because I still have hope that he will be okay B. I am relying on support from our family during this time C. We can pl...

A nurse prepare to apply dressing for client with stage 2 pressure injury. WHat types of dressing should the nurse use? A. Alginate B. Gauze C. Transparent D. Hydrocolloid - Correct Answer D. Hydrocolloid Client has terminal illness and is at the end of life. Which one of the following statements by the client's partner indicates effective coping? A. I am not worried because I still have hope that he will be okay B. I am relying on support from our family during this time C. We can pl...

A nurse prepare to apply dressing for client with stage 2 pressure injury. WHat types of dressing should the nurse use? A. Alginate B. Gauze C. Transparent D. Hydrocolloid - Correct Answer D. Hydrocolloid Client has terminal illness and is at the end of life. Which one of the following statements by the client's partner indicates effective coping? A. I am not worried because I still have hope that he will be okay B. I am relying on support from our family during this time C. We can pl...

A home health nurse is completing an admission assessment of an older adult client who has their caregiver present. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a potential indication of elder abuse? - Correct Answer The caregiver insists on remaining in the room A middle adult client tells the nurse "I feel so useless now that my children do not need me anymore." Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - Correct Answer "People in middle adulthood often find...

A nurse has just received change-of-shift report on four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first? A client who is postoperative with abdominal distention and no bowel sounds A client who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose level of 105 mg/dL A client who has heart failure and 2+ pitting edema A client who is receiving maintenance IV fluids and needs a new IV catheter - Correct Answer A client who is postoperative with abdominal distention and no bo...

A nurse has just received change-of-shift report on four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first? A client who is postoperative with abdominal distention and no bowel sounds A client who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose level of 105 mg/dL A client who has heart failure and 2+ pitting edema A client who is receiving maintenance IV fluids and needs a new IV catheter - Correct Answer A client who is postoperative with abdominal distention and no bo...

A nurse is assessing a client who has had a plaster cast applied to their left leg 2 hr ago. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answer Check that one finger fits between the cast and the leg. To make sure the cast is not too tight, the nurse should be able to slide one finger under the cast. It is not uncommon for casts to loosen as swelling subsides, but that should not be an issue 2 hr after application. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has esophag...