What is the most common cause of dementia?

After finding the patient with diabetes eating candy, the nurse reminds the patient that the candy will elevate blood sugar levels. The patient's response is: "It's only a little bit, and it won't do anything." Which defense mechanism is the patient using?

The nurse reminds the 80-year-old patient that her respiratory system has decreased resistance to respiratory infections. For what is this patient at increased risk?

The nurse assesses an alcoholic patient carefully for signs of withdrawal. How soon after cessation of alcohol intake do withdrawal symptoms usually appear?

A patient who has sustained a burn injury will undergo wound debridement. The nurse includes which explanation when explaining the purpose of burn wound debridement?

A resident of an assisted living center reports having sharp pain on one side of the body, with patches of "blisters". The nurse notices vesicles on one side of the thorax, which follow a peripheral nerve pathway. Suspecting herpes zoster, the nurse immediately contacts the health care provider. Which is the reason for the prompt notification?

What is the greatest problem with lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) use?

Which is the greatest concern during the emergent phase of a burn injury?

A young adult patient has come into a dermatology clinic and reports having had a single 1-in lesion that was scaly with a raised border and a pink center on the chest. Now, a little more than a week later, there are smaller matching spots of the rash on both sides of the chest. The nurse observes pink, oval-shaped spots that are 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 in across. What condition does the nurse suspect the health care provider will diagnose?

Which patient instruction will the nurse reinforce relative to the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

Which will the nurse examine when assessing a patient for tinea corporis?