An older patient has identified stress as being the cause for not receiving adequate sleep and wants ...

An older patient has identified stress as being the cause for not receiving adequate sleep and wants to do something to relax. Which activities should the nurse suggest to the patient? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Read
  B) Take a walk
  C) Needlework
  D) Listen to music
  E) Visit with friends

Question 2

What factors may be reasons that older people may have mental illness despite the advantages of experience? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Mental illness is to be expected in older adults as they become demented.
  B) More people survive to old age and may bring problems that they have had throughout their lifetime.
  C) Mental health is generally increased as a person ages.
  D) The many losses and challenges of late life may exceed the physical, emotional, and social resources of some persons and promote mental illness.

Question 3

Common early signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis include
 
  a. thirst and drowsiness.
  b. cold, clammy skin and anxiety.
  c. slow pulse and increased blood pressure.
  d. bulging of the eyeballs and carpopedal spasms.

Question 4

The nurse was considering melatonin supplements for an older patient with a sleep disturbance but realized this action would be contraindicated because of the patient's medications.
 
  Which medications interact with melatonin? (Select all that apply.)
  A) Warfarin
  B) Salicylates
  C) Antipsychotics
  D) Antidepressants
  E) Immunosuppressants

Question 5

A patient has type 1 diabetes (IDDM). The nurse is teaching her early signs and symptoms of insulin reaction, which include
 
  a. abdominal pain and nausea.
  b. dyspnea and pallor.
  c. flushing of the skin and headache.
  d. perspiration and a trembling sensation.

Question 6

A patient who is postoperative day 1 following a discectomy has lit his call light and requested a dose of hydromorphone, which he receives on a p.r.n. basis for breakthrough pain.
 
  What should the nurse first do in response to the patient's request?
  A) Assess the characteristics of the patient's pain.
  B) Draw up the prescribed dose of hydromorphone.
  C) Propose the use of nonpharmacologic interventions.
  D) Discuss the use of NSAIDs as an alternative to opioids.