A nursing home resident has a diagnosis of dysthymic disorder. When planning care for this client, which of the following symptoms should a nurse expect the client to exhibit? Select all that apply.

An adolescent patient worriedly shows the nurse a wart located on her vulva. Based on this data which diagnosis does the nurse suspect?

When intervening with a married couple experiencing relationship discord, which nursing action reflects an intervention at the secondary level of prevention?   

The nurse provides care to a patient who presents with a probable rib fracture. Radiology results confirm a lower rib injury. Which injury does the nurse prepare to assess this patient for based on these results?

A client is diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder. A physician orders haloperidol (Haldol) 50 mg bid, benztropine (Cogentin) 1 mg prn, and zolpidem (Ambien) 10 mg HS. Which client behavior would warrant the nurse to administer benztropine?    

A charge nurse is conducting an in-service about smallpox with a group of nurses. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has paranoid personality disorder. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Select all that apply.

A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a client who was bitten on the left leg by a poisonous snake. The client has placed elastic bandages snuggly above and below the bite marks and is in no apparent distress. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Over evolutionary time, many cave-dwelling organisms have lost their eyes. Tapeworms have lost their digestive systems. Whales have lost their hind limbs. How can natural selection account for these losses?

A nurse is caring for a client who  is brought into the emergency department immediately following a snake bite to his forearm. The client suspects the snake to be venomous. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take?