The skin regulates body temperature by which of the following?
C.
When inspecting the skin of an older adult, you observe flat, pigmented spots on the backs of both hands. You should recognize these as .
lentigines
Which of the following interventions will help prevent scratching and skin injury in a patient with atopic dermatitis? (Select all that apply.)
D.
c
Contact dermatitis is caused by which of the following?
B.
Patient teaching related to psoriasis should include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
D.
d
An obese older patient in a long-term care facility has had intertrigo in body folds (axilla, beneath the breasts) on several occasions. Which measure is most appropriate to reduce the risk of a recurrence?
C.
A female patient is being treated with isotretinoin (Accutane) at the clinic for severe acne after other treatments have failed. All of the following statements should be included in the teaching plan. Which is most important?
C.
Which of the following is a drug used to treat HSV-1?
B.
What is the best way to prevent skin cancer?
avoid excessive sun exposure
Characteristics of typical melanomas include which of the following?
C.
Which of the following is the fluid that fills the anterior chamber of the eye?
C.
Your examination of the eyes of an older adult reveals eyeballs slightly sunken in the orbits, small pupils that do not respond to light, a grayish ring around the iris, and a complaint that the eyes feel dry sometimes. Which of these would you consider normal in an older adult? (Select all that apply.)
B.
b
d
You are assisting with a community vision screening project. A participant says, "The nurse says my vision is 20/40 in both eyes. What does that mean?" Your response should be which of the following?
C.
What a patient comes to the office for an eye examination, the ophthalmologist administers phenylephrine 2.5% eye drops for which of the following reasons?
A.
A patient is being discharged after cataract surgery. Discharge instructions should include which of the following statements? (Select all that apply.)
D.
b
To guide a visually impaired person, you should do which of the following?
C.
After keratoplasty, you observe that the patient's cornea is cloudy. Which of the following should you do?
C.
Drugs used to treat open-angle glaucoma act by which of the following mechanisms? (Select all that apply.)
B.
d
Which of the following is the most serious complication of angle-closure glaucoma?
A.
Positioning after surgery for retinal detachment depends on which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A.
d
For an otoscopic examination of the external auditory canal of an adult, the examiner should do which of the following?
B.
During the Rinne test, a patient reports hearing the tuning fork when it is placed on the mastoid bone and when the tines are then positioned near the ear canal. How should this information be interpreted?
B.
Normal age-related changes in the ears of the older adult include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A.
c
A slightly confused patient in a long-term care facility points to her ear and loudly says, "I can't hear!" The patient's hearing aid appears to be positioned correctly in her ear canal. What is the first thing you should do?
C.
During shift change, it is noted that a new patient is severely hard of hearing. What is the most important question for you to ask about this patient initially?
B.
You are preparing to administer otic drops when you notice the patient has gauze in the affected ear with a piece of narrow gauze extending from the ear. What should you do?
C.
Which nursing measures are appropriate for the patient who is having an acute attack of Ménière disease? (Select all that apply.)
B.
c
When a patient is taking an aminoglycoside antibiotic agent, instructions should include which of the following?
D.
Stapedectomy is used to correct which of the following?
B.
Patients who are considering having a cochlear implant should be told which of the following?
B.
Which of the following is the function of the turbinates in the internal nose?
D.
Age-related changes in the nose, sinuses, and throat include which of the following?
A.
b
c
Which of the following is the maximum time that suction should be applied during nasotracheal suctioning?
A.
After nasal surgery, a patient has packing place and a nasal drip ("moustache") dressing on the upper lip. When the moustache dressing has become saturated, which of the following should you do?
D.
A patient who had nasal surgery is restless. His pulse rate has increased from 70 to 90 bpm, and his respiratory rate is 20 breaths per minute. His nasal dressing has no fresh bleeding. What should you do first?
D.
The most serious complications of sinusitis include which of the following?
B.
A patient who has triad disease has which of the following?
D.
b
c
Immediate treatment of epistaxis is to have the patient do which of the following?
A.
Which of the following is the priority nursing diagnosis after total laryngectomy?
A.
Which of the following are true for the patient with a supraglottic laryngectomy? (Select all that apply.)