Nur 214 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The nurse is providing care to a preadolescent client who was recently diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. The client's mother states, "I am very weight and exercise conscious, and I try to ensure my children stay in shape and eat well so that they can succeed in life. I have no idea how my daughter developed bulimia. She must have inherited a genetic tendency for bulimia from her birth mother." Based on this data, which conclusion by the nurse is the most appropriate? A) The mother's focus on ...

The school nurse is talking to a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who wants to play soccer. Which action is most appropriate for the school nurse to take? A) Recommend that the child become active in an individual sport, rather than a team sport B) Encourage the child to play soccer C) Discourage the child from playing a sport D) Ask the child's mother to get permission from the child's physician to play soccer **P-25** B (Encourage the child to play soccer) The n...

A public health nurse is presenting a teaching session about alcohol use to a group of college seniors. During the session, one of the students admits to frequent alcohol use. What is the nurse's priority action? A) Initiate a community assessment of the campus B) Contact the campus nurse and refer the student for services C) Notify campus security that the student may be driving while intoxicated D) Complete a crisis assessment with the student **P-22** D (Complete a crisis assessment with ...

When a nurse is assessing the musculoskeletal system we are assessing for what? asymmetrical motions caused by muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones What are the 4 components that make up MSK assessment? Inspection Palpation ROM Muscle testing What is the strong fibrous cord and attaches muscle to bone? tendon What is the fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another? ligament When should the nurse note apparent mobility, obvious physical deformities, posture, and positioning? dur...

CCTC NUR 214 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Unit 1 Exam With Correct Questions And Answers 2024

Which symptoms does the nurse observe in the client with borderline personality disorder who is diagnosed with complicated grieving? Depression While caring for a client with a psychiatric illness, the nurse notices that the client has feelings of low self-worth, fears of separation, and reliance on others for making decisions. Which disorder does the nurse suspect in this client? Dependent personality disorder What is the psychosocial predisposing factor for paranoid personality disorder? Par...

When the nurse assesses a 78-year-old patient with pneumonia, what is the priority assessment? A. Breath sounds B. Airway patency C. Respiratory rate D. Percussion sounds b (ABC'S) A 45-year-old man has been admitted to the hospital with suspicion of PE. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse report to the primary health practitioner immediately? A. Chest pain B. Shortness of breath C. Respirations 20 breaths/min D. Productive cough a - chest pain is assumed to be heart pain 3. A 62...

Effective followers have which of the following characteristics: (Select all that apply) Motivated Active participants in making change Critical thinkers Match the following definitions with the appropriate principles of management: Question Right to direct others or permission to make decisions: Authority Match the following definitions with the appropriate principles of management. Question Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update 1 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/202...

Physiological needs (Maslow) basic fundamental needs, including food, water, air, sleep, exercise, elimination, shelter, and sexual expression Safety and security (Maslow) needs at this level are for avoiding harm, maintaining comfort, order, structure, physical safety, freedom from fear, and protection Love and belonging (Maslow) needs are for giving and receiving of affection, companionship, satisfactory interpersonal relationships, and identification with a group Self-esteem/esteem of othe...

Which of these are examples of a product formed by an indirect form of gene therapy? (SATA) -Monoclonal antibodies -Vaccines -Hormones -Antitoxins The nurse is explaining the general goal of gene therapy to a patient. With gene therapy, the general goal is to transfer exogenous genes to a patient for which result? To change the patient's own genetic functioning to treat a given disease The nurse is reviewing genetic concepts. Which is considered the biologic unit of heredity? Gene The presen...