An older adult patient who has a speech impairment exhibits facial expressions and gesture to suggest being in moderate pain, but the patient is unable to fully express feelings. Which approach should the nurse take to assess the patient's condition accurately? A. Use an interpreter B.Speak Slowly C.Use a whiteboard or picture board D. Use sign language correct answer: Use a whiteboard or picture board A patient is being admitted for dehydration. The patient can understand English b...

Anatomical order of urinary elimination process is: correct answer: Kidneys > Ureters > Bladder > Urethra Anatomical order of bowel elimination process is: correct answer: Mouth > Esophagus > Stomach > Small Intestine > Large Intestine > Anus > Defecation What are the causes and symptoms of dysuria? correct answer: Causes: UTI, localized trauma of the urethra Symptoms: burning or pain Define different types of incontinence and their symptoms: correct answe...

biological sex/natal sex correct answer: ANATOMY body parts assigning male/female usually at birth gender diverse correct answer: behaviors or appearances that do not match a society's traditional ideas about gender (kinda outdated term) gender nonconforming correct answer: relating to a person whose behavior or appearance does not conform to prevailing cultural and social expectations about what is appropriate to their gender (kinda outdated term) gender dysphoria correct answer:...

comprehensive assessment correct answer: An assessment that includes a complete health history and physical assessment; Usually brand new patients focused assessment correct answer: assessment conducted to assess a specific problem; focuses on pertinent history and body regions HIPAA correct answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The nursing process correct answer: Assessment Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation Assessment (ADPIE) correct answer:...

Select the action the PN participates in with the nursing process. correct answer: Assist the RN with collecting data from the client What does HIPAA refer to? correct answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act therapeautic communication involves which of the following? (Select all that apply) correct answer: Open-ended question, If the client speaks a different language than the nurse, finding someone in the facility that speaks their language. Which of the followin...

Health Promotion correct answer: is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health Determinants of Health correct answer: the range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health status (ex. policy making, social factors, health services, individual behavior, biology/genetics) Social Ecological Model (SEM) correct answer: the Social Ecological Model is a framework put in place in order to understand the multifaceted...

Assessment correct answer: Involves gathering data about the patient and their health status info is related to the physiological, psychological, sociological, development, and spiritual status of the individual. Primary data correct answer: Obtained directly from the patient subjective what the patient says/ tells you objective correct answer: What you can see for your self Secondary data correct answer: Obtained secondhand from the medical record or another care provider Diagno...

Opportunistic diseases in HIV infection correct answer: occur in the presence of immunosuppression Why do opportunistic diseases develop in an individual with AIDS correct answer: these infections or tumors occur in a person with an incompetent immune system what opportunistic disease associated with AIDS is characterized by vascular lesions on the skin mucus membranes and viscera? correct answer: Kaposi Sarcoma Prophylactic measures routinely used as early as possible in HIV infecti...

A patient comes in presenting themselves as a male. He shares with the world that he is a male through his communication and how he presents himself. What is this an example of? a) Gender Identity b) Gender Expression c) Gender Role d) All of the above correct answer: B) Gender Expression — Cultures around the world establish certain standards for individuals that match their biological sex to their gender. A is not correct because gender identity is when a male or female experienced ...

The arterial blood gas (ABG) of a patient is the following: pH= 7.49, PaCO2= 30 mmHg, HCO3-= 18mEq/L. How should the nurse interpret these results? correct answer: Partially compensated respiratory alkalosis A patient experiencing a severe anxiety attack with an excessive respiratory rate (tachypnea) is at risk for which acid-base imbalance? correct answer: Respiratory alkalosis Which statement is true regarding the difference between CD4+ TH cells and CD8+ Tc cells? correct answer: CD4...