Balances the checkbook

A) for instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
B) for basic activities of daily living (BADLs)

The nurse is caring for a patient who suffered a stroke and now has expressive aphasia.The nurse is having a difficult time communicating and the patient is becoming angry and frustrated.In developing the plan of care,what is the most appropriate outcome for this patient?

A) Patient will use alternative methods of communication.
B) Patient will learn to communicate needs without becoming frustrated.
C) Patient will learn sign language to communicate effectively.
D) Patient will have family members present for communication.

Which special consideration may the nurse need to make when caring for a female Rastafarian patient?

A) Allow the patient to wear her own clothing.
B) Provide a diet that is caffeine free.
C) Allow the patient to wear jewelry with religious symbols.
D) Provide free-flowing water for bathing.

The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis Urinary Incontinence (Total) in an older adult patient admitted after a stroke.Urinary Incontinence places the patient at risk for which complication?

A) Skin breakdown
B) Urinary tract infection
C) Bowel incontinence
D) Renal calculi

Surgical excision of a vertebral posterior arch is called a/an ________.