STUVIA SHOP

1. A client states, “I don’t know why I should quit smoking. It can’t improve anything.” The nurse responds by informing the client about the decrease in lung cancer rates over time after a person quits smoking. Which of the following is correct? 1. The lung cancer rate corresponds to that of nonsmokers 1 year after quitting smoking. 2. The lung cancer rate corresponds to that of nonsmokers 2 years after quitting smoking. 3. The lung cancer rate corresponds to that of nonsmokers 5 years ...

1. A client is scheduled for surgery to fuse the vertebra in the lumbar region of the spine. The nurse should instruct the client that the number of vertebra being affected by this surgery would be: 1. 7. 2. 12. 3. 5. 4. 4. 2. A client has sustained a cerebral injury that is applying pressure to the corpus callosum. The nurse realizes that which of the following might occur with this client? 1. Temporary blindness 2. Temporary inability to talk 3. Temporary inability to walk 4. Temporary mi...

1. For the client who is at risk for stroke, the most important guideline the nurse should teach is to: 1. increase drinks with caffeine. 2. monitor blood pressure. 3. increase amounts of sodium in the diet. 4. monitor weight and activity. 2. The family of a client diagnosed with a stroke asks the nurse if this health problem is very common. The nurse should respond that in the United States a person has a stroke every: 1. 40 seconds. 2. 1 minutes. 3. 2 minutes. 4. 5 minutes. 3. A client is...

1. The nurse is preparing a community education program on the prevention of spinal cord injuries. Which of the following individuals would most likely benefit from this education? 1. Adolescent female who plays golf 2. Adolescent male who rides horses 3. Thirty-year-old female housewife 4. Fifty-year-old male who is a computer technician 2. A client being treated for a spinal cord injury needs immediate ventilatory support. The nurse realizes that this client’s level of injury is most lik...

1. The nurse is implementing evidence-based practice. Which of the following is not a component of this process? 1. Patient preference 2. Clinical expertise 3. Research evidence 4. Leader practice 2. The nurse is planning the care for a client using an unstructured approach. Which of the following approaches did the nurse most likely use? 1. Research 2. Trial and error 3. Nursing theory 4. Validated order 3. The nurse is participating in an activity that is the first step of the ACE Star...

Chapter 3--Health Education and Promotion MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A client is reviewing a videotape without the assistance of the nurse for instruction. The type of teaching strategy this client is using is considered: 1. demonstration. 2. slides. 3. programmed instruction. 4. discussion. 2. The nurse is instructing a client regarding food safety, injury prevention, and occupational health. Which of the following Healthy People 2010 objectives is the nurse instructing the client? 1. Promote h...

Chapter 2--Clinical Decision Making and Evidence-Based Practice MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is implementing evidence-based practice. Which of the following is not a component of this process? 1. Patient preference 2. Clinical expertise 3. Research evidence 4. Leader practice 2. The nurse is planning the care for a client using an unstructured approach. Which of the following approaches did the nurse most likely use? 1. Research 2. Trial and error 3. Nursing theory 4. Validated order ...

1 The PMHNP is evaluating a 15-year-old male patient who has been referred by his courtappointed guardian. He has been in foster care for the last 6 years and maintained a steady pattern of low-level behavior problems such as skipping school and ignoring curfew. He is not openly defiant and has always been described as a ―loner.‖ He just does not follow most rules. During the mental status examination, the PMHNP notes that his expressions are sometimes inconsistent with the topic of conversa...

1. Question : • More than half of all cardiac arrhythmias involve the atria. Question 2. Question : What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarrhythmias? Points Received: 5 of 5 Comments: Question 3. Question : For women with known CAD and diabetes, which is most appropriate to assess CAD risk? Question 4. Question : Of the following, which is the best when asked for an advantage of echocardiogram exercise testing over thallium stress ...