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During a physical assessment, the nurse notes that a patient's heart rate is 56 beats per minute. The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing:
 
  a. dyspnea.
  b. cyanosis.
  c. diaphoresis.
  d. bradycardia.

Question 2

The patient talks with his dead brother and arranges furniture so that his brother will have a place to sit. The nurse documents this behavior as:
 
  a. disordered thinking.
  b. anhedonia.
  c. hallucination.
  d. alogia.

Question 3

The nurse recognizes that reflexology is a therapy based on the theory that the entire body can be reached by applying pressure to specific areas of the:
 
  a. hands.
  b. head.
  c. back.
  d. feet.

Question 4

A child who is able to use a systematic, scientific problem-solving approach is in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
 
  a. Sensorimotor
  b. Preoperational thought
  c. Formal operational thought
  d. Concrete operational thought

Question 5

During a physical assessment, the nurse notes a patient has a loss of strength and energy. The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing:
 
  a. dyspnea.
  b. cyanosis.
  c. asthenia.
  d. ecchymosis.

Question 6

A patient believes himself to be the president of the United States and that terrorists are trying to kidnap him. The nurse records these observations as:
 
  a. absent behaviors.
  b. positive behaviors.
  c. negative behaviors.
  d. false behaviors.

Question 7

The nurse who uses essential oils to provide inhalation treatments is practicing:
 
  a. magnet therapy.
  b. respiratory therapy.
  c. herbal therapy.
  d. aromatherapy.

Question 8

During a physical assessment, the nurse notes a patient has a lack of appetite resulting in an inability to eat. The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing:
 
  a. dyspnea.
  b. asthenia.
  c. anorexia.
  d. ecchymosis.

Answer to #1

D
Bradycardia is a circulatory condition in which the myocardium contracts steadily but at a rate of less than 60 contractions per minute.

Answer to #2

C
A hallucination is a sensory experience without a stimulus trigger.

Answer to #3

D
In reflexology it is thought that the entire body can be reached by applying pressure to specific areas on the feet.

Answer to #4

C
Piaget's formal operational stage of cognitive development includes the ability to use a systematic, scientific problem-solving approach.

Answer to #5

C
Asthenia is a condition of debility, loss of strength and energy, and depleted vitality.

Answer to #6

B
Prognosis for those exhibiting positive behavior patterns of delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking is good.

Answer to #7

D
Aromatherapy uses pure essential oils to provide health benefits.

Answer to #8

C
Anorexia is a lack of appetite resulting in the inability to eat. This symptom can occur in many disease conditions.