Self & Sexuality, Stress & Coping

A lab report comes back to a physician documenting numerous erythrocytes in the urine specimen. The term for this is

The nurse is caring for an older pt who is terminally ill. Which signs indicate to the nurse that death may be imminent?

Dosage Calculation

A husband just learns that his wife has incurable cancer. Which response by the husband indicates effective coping?

A stillborn baby was delivered a few hours ago. Which statement would assist the family in their period of grief?

A patient requires surgery to restore and reattach the uterus back in its normal anatomical position. This procedure is:

The nurse recognizes that which of the following should be included in teaching the pt with herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2)?

The nurse working at a planned parenthood clinic understands that all of the STIs should be reported EXCEPT:

Cancer of the testicle usually requires its surgical removal. This procedure is termed

An older couple at a nursing home want to room together, some of the staff question this, the nurse would reply with:

Inflammation of the head of the penis is termed

A older pt confides in the nurse that he is concerned about his sexual function. What is the nurse's best response?

Dosage Calculation

A 4 yr old needs teaching on how to take deep breaths after abdominal surgery, which measure would be most effective?

Which appropriately relates to the anal stage of Freud's psychosexual stages of development?

The nurse caring for an older pt who is reminiscing about past life experiences in a positive manner understands that:

The nurse would implement which activity to promote reminiscence among older clients?

A child is in the "preoperational" phase of Piaget's cognitive developmental theory when the child says:

The term for scanty or less than normal urine formation is

All of the following are considered normal physiological changes in the older adult EXCEPT

A dying pt is unresponsive. The client's spouse asks if her husband can still hear her. Which response is the best

What is the purpose of the fallopian tubes?

The parent of a 3-year-old tells the nurse that the child is having temper tantrums. Which would the nurse reinforce?

Mammoplasty refers to

The nurse determines a child is in the phallic stage of Freud's theory of development if the parent makes which comment?

The nurse plans to provide which information to the pregnant pt with genital herpes regarding delivery?

When caring for a 3-year-old child, the nurse would provide which toy for the child?

Presence of a kidney "stone" is termed

The nurse determines that which play activity would be appropriate for the toddler?

Difficult, complicated, labor and delivery is termed

Surgical reconstruction of the vagina would be termed

Dosage Calculation

When caring for the terminally ill adolescent, the nurse should implement which intervention?

A pt has died, and the family member refuses to discuss funeral arrangements. Which is the appropriate nursing action?

Screening for chlamydia is recommended for young women becasue

An adolescent is showing progress toward completing Erikson's stages if the adolescent makes which statement?

Additional teaching is necessary if the nurse identifies which STI as curable with treatment

After surgery a pt may not void urine for a period of time. This temporary condition is termed

A pt has just delivered a dead fetus. Which initial action should the nurse include int he plan of care?

Dosage Calculation

A 4 yr old child in the hospital is sucking his thumb and the mother is concerned, which is the best nursing response?

A client is being treated for gonorrhea. Which agent would the nurse expect the physician to prescribe?

Dosage Calculation

The nurse determines a 5-year-old child is in the expected Erikson's stage if the child makes which comment?

The nurse is caring for a dying pt. The nurse would expect to note all of the following findings EXCEPT

Dyspareunia is the term for painful, difficult or abnormal