Patient Data

Exhibits

The nurse suspects elder mistreatment.

Click to indicate if the listed manifestation of abuse is consistent with physical abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Each row must have only one response option selected.

Patient Data

The nurse is precepting a new graduate nurse and explains the placement of a face mask on the client.

Mark whether the statements by the new graduate nurse indicates understanding or no understanding of the use of the face mask in the care of this client. Each row must have one option selected.

In caring for a client following a head injury, the nurse plans to assess for rhinorrhea so that a sample can be tested for the presence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). At which location should the nurse observe for this finding? (Click the chosen location. To change, click on the new location.)

Patient Data

The nurse suspects elder mistreatment.

Click to indicate if the listed manifestation of abuse is consistent with physical abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Each row must have only one response option selected.

A client newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus suddenly becomes confused and weak.

Which intervention(s) should the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

Patient Data

The nurse uses the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCIS) and determines that the daughter is under significant stress caused by the assumption of her mother's care. The nurse is planning to have a discussion with the daughter on decreasing the stress she is experiencing as a caregiver.

Select the 2 statements that the nurse should include when discussing caregiver stress with the client's daughter.

A client with generalized anxiety disorder does not want to communicate with friends, smokes 2 to 3 packages of cigarettes a day, and describes difficulty concentrating at work.

Which coping strategy should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Patient Data

The nurse reviews the history and physical, the nurses' notes, and flow sheet to see what is causing the client's symptoms.

Click to highlight the findings that require follow-up.

A 70-year-old male visits his primary healthcare provider reporting an increase

in urinary urgency and frequency. The client reports that he has been waking 2 to 3 times at night needing to void. He reports that there have been 3 to 4 incidences of incontinence over the last 3 months, which has caused him to feel embarrassed. The client has a history of obesity and diabetes mellitus that is controlled with metformin 1,500 mg PO daily. Client reports a penile implant that was inserted 20 years ago and had no issues since then. Other medications include atorvastatin 20 mg PO daily for high cholesterol, a daily multivitamin, and 200 mg of ibuprofen PO 1 to 2 times a week for generalized aches and pains.