A client who has degenerative arthritis of the knees and hips for which she takes nonsteroidal
antiinflammatory drugs tells the nurse For the past month I have been having a lot of trouble
sleeping.
I cannot seem to fall asleep, and then when I finally do get to sleep, I find I wake up a
number of times during the night.. Which information should the nurse seek initially?
a. Are you snoring a lot?
b. Do you have pain at night?
c. Do you sleep better with the radio on?
d. Can you define good sleep' for me?
Question 2
The family scenario that presents the greatest risk for family violence is
a. a husband who is unemployed and has low self-esteem associated with lack of
employability, a wife who loses her job, and a developmentally delayed
3-year-old son.
b. a husband who finds employment 2 weeks after a layoff from his previous job, a
wife who has stable employment, and a child doing well in school.
c. a single mother with an executive position, a 10-year-old precocious daughter,
and a widowed grandmother living in the household to provide child care for the
10-year-old child.
d. a single gay male parent, an adolescent son who has just begun dating girls, and
the father's unmarried sister who has come to visit for 2 weeks.
Client on IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
Gout. Also known as gouty arthritis, it often strikes the big toe, as seen in this illustration.
Uric Acid-Inhibiting Drugs for Gout and Gouty Arthritis
Deformation of the hand from rheumatoid arthritis.
Building a Client Base