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 2The 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 3The 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 4A 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 5During 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 6A 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 7The nurse who uses essential oils to provide inhalation treatments is practicing:
a. magnet therapy.
b. respiratory therapy.
c. herbal therapy.
d. aromatherapy.
Question 8During 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.