The highest degree of credibility is required by a nurse who provides testimony before the Court as a(n)

A) fact witness.
B) expert witness.
C) correctional nurse.
D) critical care nurse.

To maintain normal elimination patterns in a hospitalized patient,why should the nurse encourage the patient to take time to defecate 1 hour after meals?

A) The presence of food stimulates peristalsis.
B) Mass colonic peristalsis occurs at this time.
C) Irregularity helps to develop a habitual pattern.
D) Neglecting the urge to defecate can cause diarrhea.

An older adult diagnosed with dementia lives with family and attends an adult day care center. A nurse at the center notices the adult has a disheveled appearance, a strong odor of urine, and bruises on the limbs and back. What type of abuse might be occurring?

A) Psychological
B) Financial
C) Physical
D) Sexual

A cognitively impaired patient has been a widow for 30 years. This patient is frantically trying to leave the unit, saying, "I have to go home to cook dinner before my husband arrives from work." To intervene with validation therapy, the nurse should first say:

A) "You must come away from the door."
B) "You have been a widow for many years."
C) "You want to go home to prepare your husband's dinner?"
D) "Was your husband angry if you did not have dinner ready on time?"

During an assessment of a 20-year-old Asian patient, the nurse notices that he has dry, flaky, white cerumen in his canal. What is the significance of this finding?

A) It represents poor hygiene.
B) It is probably the result of lesions from eczema in his ear.
C) It is a normal finding, and no further follow-up is necessary.
D) It could be indicative of change in cilia; the nurse should assess for hearing loss.

Select the process(es) that occur(s) during the inflammatory phase of wound healing.Select all that apply.

A) Granulation
B) Hemostasis
C) Epithelialization
D) Inflammation