On assessment of a client with Pick's disease, the nurse notes the client has poor insight. The nurse realizes this is a psychiatric symptom of the disease and is a result of a loss in a component of:
A) Attention.
B) Serotonin.
C) Dementia.
D) Hallucination.
Question 2
Johnny is a 5-year-old child who is on your medical floor for treatment of an exacerbation of his leukemia. His family lives a long distance away. You see him sitting alone and he says he is too tired and sad to play with the other children.
Your therapeutic intervention for Johnny would be:
A) Johnny, I have some time now and I'd like to play with you. What shall we do?
B) Johnny, you know it won't do you any good to feel sad.
C) Johnny, playing with the other children might help you to forget that your family is not here.
D) Johnny, you should be in bed if you are so tired.
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD).
Patient teaching: nail assessment
Client and therapist positioning for foot reflexology.
Landmarks for cardiovascular assessment