The nurse is caring for a patient who feels the urge to urinate but is unable to void.Which is the appropriate action of the nurse?

A) Scan the patient's bladder to see how much urine is present.
B) Obtain a urine sample for urinalysis,culture,and sensitivity.
C) Perform a focused physical assessment of the patient's perineum.
D) Help the patient to utilize absorbent undergarments for protection.

In the ________ position,the x-ray beam passes from one side of the patient's body to the opposite side to reach the film.

A) lateral
B) supine
C) prone
D) oblique

Injury-related death rates are higher in rural populations than in urban populations.

An elderly patient brings a bag of medications to the clinic. The nurse finds bottles of medications as well as assorted pills in no containers in the bag. What is the nurse's priority action?

A) Dispose of all medications that are not in properly labeled bottles.
B) Confer with a family member about the patient's management of medication.
C) Engage the patient in education about safe storage and labeling of medication.
D) Ask the patient to name the purpose and date of expiration of each medication not in a bottle.

The nurse must irrigate the ear of a 4-year-old child.How should the nurse pull the pinna to straighten the child's ear canal?

A) Up and back
B) Straight back
C) Down and back
D) Straight upward

The nurse is performing a nutritional assessment on an 80-year-old patient. What is one of the many physiologic changes that can directly affect the nutritional status of the older adult?

A) Slowed gastrointestinal motility
B) Hyperstimulation of the salivary glands
C) Increased sensitivity to spicy and aromatic foods
D) Decreased gastrointestinal absorption causing esophageal reflux