15. A client is having difficulty swallowing medications and food. How would the nurse document this?
a. Aphasia b. Dysphasia c. Anorexia d. Dysphagia
Option D is correct as Dysphagia is characterized by the difficulty in swallowing medications and food. Its a very complex phenomenon involving various nerves and muscles and my be oesophageal as well as pharengeal.
15. A client is having difficulty swallowing medications and food. How would the nurse document this?...
An elderly client complains of painful urination on admission. How would the nurse document this symptom? A. DYSURIA B. Nocturia C. Urinary Retention D. Urinary Incontinence
Mr. Miller has been having difficulty swallowing. He is diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 1.) What are the priority nursing diagnoses for Mr. Miller? 2.) How can the client and his family be supported in coping with ALS? 3.) What health care team members should be consulted for his care?
14. Dysphagia is: a. Abnormal cell growth b. Speech disturbance c. Difficulty swallowing d. Shortness of breath 15. Sherri has had trouble breathing for two days. Her primary care physician referred her to an ENT. The ENT performed a diagnostic maxillary sinusoscopy. How should the sinusoscopy be reported? 16. A single physician changed a patient's nephrostomy tube using radiologic guidance. The procedure was performed in the hospital. How should these services be reported? 17. An otherwise healthy ten-month old infant...
14. Dysphagia is: a. Abnormal cell growth b. Speech disturbance c. Difficulty swallowing d. Shortness of breath 15. Sherri has had trouble breathing for two days. Her primary care physician referred her to an ENT. The ENT performed a diagnostic maxillary sinusoscopy. How should the sinusoscopy be reported? 16. A single physician changed a patient's nephrostomy tube using radiologic guidance. The procedure was performed in the hospital. How should these services be reported? 17. An otherwise healthy ten-month old infant...
A client has a long history of hypertension medications would the nurse expect to be ordered to avoid chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
of the following is the definition of "postprandial"? (A) after taking medications (B) after meals (C) after fasting (D) at bedtime E) on awakening Which of the following terms means "difficulty of swallo (A) dysuria (8) dyspnea (C) dyspepsia ns "difficulty of swallowing"? (D) dysphagia E) dysphasia 84) Which of the following words best describes a patient who cannot control urination or defecation? (A) incontinent (B) incompetent (C) aseptic (D) excretory (E) drainage 85) The root word gloss/o indicates which...
What are some warning signs that would indicate the client is having difficulty moving through the grieving process? What nursing interventions should one consider in the care of a grieving client?
What are some warning signs that would indicate the client is having difficulty moving through the grieving process? What nursing interventions should one consider in the care of a grieving client?
24. A client is diagnosed with Hepatitis A and asks the nurse how to a other family members. The nurse's response would be based on the understanding that the spread of Hepatitis A is primarily a. Sexual contact with an infected person and does not show avoid infecting disease b. By contaminated needles fr c. Through blood transfusion of improperly prepared bl d. From person to person through fecal contamination or om a person who has some form of hepatitis...
A 68 y/o female is admitted to your unit. She has difficulty swallowing and is on oxygen at 3 L/min per nasal cannula. She has coarse rales bilaterally with expectoration scant yellowish sputum. She is 5'6" and weighs 110 pounds. She has been nauseated and no appetite the last 3 days. Her color is pale, and skin is dry. She states she is "tired and weak". 1. At the beginning of the shift, what would be the priority assessment on...