A patient, age 53, is receiving chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease, stage IV. As a side effect of chemotherapy, he is experiencing stomatitis. Which nursing diagnosis would be identified for planning the nursing interventions for this patient?
a. Fatigue, related to stomatitis
b. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
c. Risk for disuse syndrome
d. Risk for ineffective breathing pattern
Question 2
An elderly patient is experiencing an acute onset of pulmonary edema with a cardiac etiology. When assessing the patient, what findings should the nurse identify as being consistent with this diagnosis? Select all that apply.
A) Hypotension
B) Rales
C) Fever
D) Cold, moist skin
E) Weak, rapid pulse
A hypothetical example of the bottleneck effect.
The nurse needs to inform the patient with impaired vision when a touch is to occur and ask permissi
Testing Visual Fields by Confrontation: The nurse and patient should be approximately at an eye to e
Instructing the Patient in Collecting a Stool Specimen
The anterolateral system. The pathways from only one side of the body are shown.
Jaundice seen in the eyes and the skin of a patient with hepatitis A.