A client with Huntington's disease is asked by the nurse, How are you feeling today? The client is having trouble explaining his feelings. The nurse suspects this client has developed:
A) Parkinson's disease.
B) Ataxia.
C) Alexithymia.
D) Anhedonia.
Question 2
A nurse is preparing a 24-year-old female patient for her clinic appointment. When the nurse takes her vital signs, he or she notes discoloration on the woman's upper arm, shoulder, and neck and asks her how these areas became discolored.
She sobs and tells the nurse about her abusive relationship and her reluctance to go to a shelter for fear of being found by her abuser. An appropriate response would be:
A) Why are you afraid to go to the shelter?
B) I think it's a good idea. It's for your own safety.
C) Locations of shelters are not published and the names of the people in the shelter are protected.
D) Your abuser will not be able to find you if you are in a shelter.
Entry level nurse competencies
Drugs for Peptic Ulcer Disease
Raynaud’s disease.
Building a Client Base
A sampling of bacterial diversity. Most bacteria do not cause disease.
Examples of Disease-Causes Bacteria