Ch 23 the older adult - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Prophecy Oncology test bank answered; Ch. 15, 23, 34, 46,47,49. The public health nurse is presenting a health-promotion class to a group at a local community center. Which intervention most directly addresses the leading cause of cancer deaths in North America? A)Monthly self-breast exams B)Smoking cessation C)Annual colonoscopies D)Monthly testicular exams A nurse who works in an oncology clinic is assessing a patient who has arrived for a 2-month follow-up appointment following che...

LEADERSHIP 1. A client is brought to the emergency department following a motor-vehicle crash. Drug use is suspected in the crash, and a voided urine specimen is ordered. The client repeatedly refuses to provide the specimen. Which of the following is the appropriate action by the nurse? a. Tell the client that a catheter will be inserted. b. Document the client’s refusal in the chart. c. Assess the client for urinary retention. d. Obtain a provider’s prescription for a blood alcoho...

Geriatrics, Test Questions Exam 2 Geriatrics, Test Questions Exam 2 Ch. 23: Which of the following is true about tolterodine? a. It should be avoided in men with prostatic hypertrophy. b. It increases the risk of constipation compared to oral oxybutynin. c. It acts by ablating detrusor spasms. d. It has greater risk of adverse effects with its twice daily formulation. - ANS D Ch. 23: An 82-year-old man, Mr. A, complains of worsening nocturia, occurring four times per night. His ...

PA Study Guide Ch. 23 with Complete Solutions | Verified & Updated 1. To percuss the liver of an adult client, the nurse should begin the abdominal assessment at the client's - Answer ️️ -Ans: Right upper quadrant 2. To palpate for tenderness of an adult client's appendix, the nurse should begin the abdominal assessment at the client's - Answer ️️ -Ans: Right lower quadrant 3. To palpate the spleen of an adult client, the nurse should begin the abdominal assessment of the clien...

FOURTH EDITION Lewis’s Australia and New Zealand Edition Di Brown Helen Edwards Lesley Seaton Thomas Buckley Sharon L. Lewis Shannon Ruff Dirksen Margaret McLean Heitkemper Linda Bucher Lewis’s FOURTH EDITION medical–surgical nursing Australia and New Zealand Edition EDITED BY Di Brown RN, PhD, MACN, AFCHSM Project Director, Sister Hospital Program, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia a...

LEADERSHIP 1. A client is brought to the emergency department following a motor-vehicle crash. Drug use is suspected in the crash, and a voided urine specimen is ordered. The client repeatedly refuses to provide the specimen. Which of the following is the appropriate action by the nurse? a. Tell the client that a catheter will be inserted. b. Document the client’s refusal in the chart. c. Assess the client for urinary retention. d. Obtain a provider’s prescription for a blood alcoho...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE C 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing acute mania. The nurse obtained a verbal prescription for restraints. Which of the following should the actions the nurse take? A. Request a renewal of the prescription every 8 hr. B. Check the client’s peripheral pulse rate every 30 min C. Obtain a prescription for restraint within 4 hr. D. Document the client’s condition every 15 minutes 2. A nursing planning care for a school-age chi...

FOURTH EDITION Lewis’s Australia and New Zealand Edition Di Brown Helen Edwards Lesley Seaton Thomas Buckley Sharon L. Lewis Shannon Ruff Dirksen Margaret McLean Heitkemper Linda Bucher Lewis’s FOURTH EDITION medical–surgical nursing Australia and New Zealand Edition EDITED BY Di Brown RN, PhD, MACN, AFCHSM Project Director, Sister Hospital Program, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia a...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing acute mania. The nurse obtained a verbal prescription for restraints. Which of the following should the actions the nurse take? A. Request a renewal of the prescription every 8 hr. B. Check the client’s peripheral pulse rate every 30 min C. Obtain a prescription for restraint within 4 hr. D. Document the client’s condition every 15 minutes 2. A nursing planning care for a school-age ch...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM – PRIORITY ONE 1. A nurse is assessing a client’s pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP). Thenurse should recognize that an elevated PAWP indicates which of the following complications? A. Left ventricular failure B. Cardiogenic shock C. Hypovolemia D. Hypotension 2. A nursing planning care for a school-age child who is 4 hr postoperative following perforated appendicitis. Which of the following actions should the nurseinclude in the plan of care? a....