Which is important for the nurse to assess when inspecting the skin of a patient?

Which will the nurse examine when assessing a patient for tinea corporis?

What should the entire health team focus on during the rehabilitation phase?

When the nurse discusses prevention of cardiac disease, falls, and depression with a group of older adults, the benefits of what are important to stress?

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

The home health nurse assessing skin lesions uses the PQRST mnemonic as a guide. What does the S in this guide indicate?

Which patient instruction will the nurse reinforce relative to the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

A college student has brought his hallucinating roommate to the college clinic. The young man says his roommate has been experimenting with phencyclidine (PCP). How long should the nurse expect the hallucinations to last?

A patient admitted to the hospital after a motorcycle crash that has left him paralyzed from the waist down tells the nurse he has feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. What other feelings may the patient have that should be recognized?

What is a nursing intervention that helps to build trust, encourages the patient to have faith in the care being received, and meets psychosocial needs?

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: