After finding the patient with diabetes eating candy, the nurse reminds the patient that the candy will elevate blood sugar levels. The patient's response is: "It's only a little bit, and it won't do anything." Which defense mechanism is the patient using?

For what is the older adult patient at increased risk because of age-related changes in the musculoskeletal system?

What is the greatest problem with lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) use?

A patient who has sustained a burn injury will undergo wound debridement. The nurse includes which explanation when explaining the purpose of burn wound debridement?

A young adult patient has come into a dermatology clinic and reports having had a single 1-in lesion that was scaly with a raised border and a pink center on the chest. Now, a little more than a week later, there are smaller matching spots of the rash on both sides of the chest. The nurse observes pink, oval-shaped spots that are 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 in across. What condition does the nurse suspect the health care provider will diagnose?

When assessing the older adult, the nurse considers which aspect of the patient's routine as a possible contributor to constipation?

What severe side effect will occur if an alcoholic patient consumes alcohol while taking disulfiram (Antabuse)?

A nurse is caring for an older adult who lives in a long-term care facility on the Alzheimer unit. Every evening around 5:00 p.m., the resident becomes increasingly agitated and more confused, a state that lasts throughout the evening. The nurse recognizes this behaviour as:

Which areas are affected only minimally by age?

What does any event that requires change stimulate?

What is the last intervention for a hospitalized severely burned victim during the emergent phase?