A genetic disease in which iron accumulates in the body's tissue is called:

A) Hodgkin's.
B) leukemia.
C) hemochromatosis.
D) hemophilia.

The nurse is caring for several patients who require oxygen therapy.The nurse anticipates an order for noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) for the patients with which diagnoses? (Select all that apply. )

A) Pulmonary edema
B) Obstructive sleep apnea
C) Stroke with dysphagia
D) Congestive heart failure

A client is concerned about the age-related changes of her mother,who is 80 years old.Which statement(s) made by the client would likely represent a normal change of aging? Select all that apply.

A) "My mother seems to get cold very easily."
B) "My mother complains of her mouth being dry."
C) "Mother goes around the house turning on all the lights."
D) "Mother complains of leaking urine when she coughs."

A medical-surgical nurse works with a patient diagnosed with a somatic system disorder. Care planning is facilitated by understanding that the patient will probably:

A) readily seek psychiatric counseling.
B) be resistant to accepting psychiatric help.
C) attend psychotherapy sessions without encouragement.
D) be eager to discover the true reasons for physical symptoms.

Which technique will the nurse use to assess the patient's olfactory nerve?

A) Ask to shrug the shoulders and turn the head against the nurse's hand.
B) Ask the patient to identify the smell of peppermint oil and orange peel.
C) Ask the patient to read the smallest set of letters on a Snellen eye chart.
D) Ask the patient to stick out the tongue and move it side to side from midline.

________ is used to identify changes in the blood vessels in the eye and to diagnose systemic diseases.

A) Exophthalmometry
B) Gonioscopy
C) Ophthalmoscopy
D) Tonometry

During examination of a toddler's extremities, the nurse notes that the child is bowlegged. What should the nurse recognize regarding this finding?

A) Abnormal and requires further investigation
B) Abnormal unless it occurs in conjunction with knock-knee
C) Normal if the condition is unilateral or asymmetric
D) Normal because the lower back and leg muscles are not yet well developed