29.  A nurse is obtaining a health history for a client’s comprehensive physical examination. After inspecting the client’s abdomen, which of the following skills of the physical examination process should the nurse perform next? 

18.  A client who is alert and oriented to person, place and time has decided to leave AMA. The nurse uses therapeutic communication in an attempt to change the client’s mind. If the nurse is unsuccessful, what is the nurse’s first responsibility?

33. The nurse is collecting a patient’s past health history during an admission assessment. Which of the following should be included in this part of the health history? Select all that apply. 

45.  A nurse is conducting an assessment of an older adult patient. Which of the following strategies should the nurse use to ensure an accurate and comprehensive assessment of this patient? Select all that apply. 

10.  The nurse hears a client scream out, “Help the bed is on fire!” Upon entering the room, the client is slapping the flames on the bed. Which action should the nurse take first?

4.  A patient comes in after having one year of testing free of cancer. What is the nursing term to describe this patient’s current status?

Evaluate the role of the liver in blood glucose regulation: In a patient with severe liver damage, which blood glucose issue would you anticipate?

A is a verbal operant that is preceded by a non-verbal stimulus (e.g., auditory, visual, tactile) and is reinforced by a generalized conditioned reinforcer.

The prefix “hyper-” as in hyperkalemia means:

In the Fitzer and Sturmey chapter, the authors noted that one of the first steps of the intervention process is to select a communication modality (e.g., speech, sign, gesture, communication boards, pictures, speech generating device, etc.). What are the two main factors that should be considered when selecting a modality? Name and describe each.