This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: The nurse is caring for clients in a nursing home who have various forms of dementia. Which of the ... (Read 66 times)

theo

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 698
on: Jul 16, 2018
The nurse is caring for clients in a nursing home who have various forms of dementia. Which of the following clients would most likely be a candidate to have Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
 
  A) A client who is a long-term alcoholic
  B) A client who has uncontrolled hypertension
  C) A client who abuses cocaine
  D) A client who has AIDS

Question 2

An intrauterine device has been inserted into a client as a requested birth control
  method. What is an advantage of intrauterine devices (IUDs)?
 
  A) Decreased incidence of tubal pregnancies
  B) Decreased incidence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  C) Continuous protection without client's active participation
  D) Protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

blakcmamba

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 335
Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is the most common type of alcohol-related dementia. It is thought to result from direct damage to the brain by alcohol. Hypertension is related to Alzheimer's disease. Crack-related dementia is related to the abuse of cocaine, particularly crack cocaine. The client in the late stages of AIDS may become demented (AIDS dementia).

Answer to Question 2

B


theo

  • Member
  • Posts: 698
Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Wow, this really help

LVPMS

  • Member
  • Posts: 323
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Less than one of every three adults with high LDL cholesterol has the condition under control. Only 48.1% with the condition are being treated for it.

Did you know?

Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.

Did you know?

IgA antibodies protect body surfaces exposed to outside foreign substances. IgG antibodies are found in all body fluids. IgM antibodies are the first type of antibody made in response to an infection. IgE antibody levels are often high in people with allergies. IgD antibodies are found in tissues lining the abdomen and chest.

Did you know?

More than one-third of adult Americans are obese. Diseases that kill the largest number of people annually, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and hypertension, can be attributed to diet.

Did you know?

Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.

Biopsy. Various forms of gynecological biopsy are shown. Biopsy. Various forms of gynecological biopsy are shown.
Nursing diagnositic process - risk for infection Nursing diagnositic process - risk for infection
Nursing history for eye assessment Nursing history for eye assessment
Nursing Vector Icon Nursing Vector Icon
There is an inherent power differential between massage therapists and their clients. There is an inherent power differential between massage therapists and their clients.
Forms of primary adult glaucoma Forms of primary adult glaucoma
Video: The Lac Operon in E. Coli

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library