Nursing 105

Essentials of Nursing Study Guide

112. Florence Martin is comatose and must be repositioned to the left lateral Sim’s position. You should be sure to placepillows: a. Under the head b. Under the head and right knee c. Under the head and right arm d. Under the head, right arm, and right knee 113. Paul and Emily are worried about their son, Ryan, who suffers from somnambulism. They should be instructed that the most important goal is for them to: a. Assist in determining the underlyingcause b. Prevent reoccurrence by increasing medications as necessary c. Provide of a safe environment d. Assist in decreasing the frequency of theepisodes 114. You have just gotten report for Evelyn Stavens, a 38-year-old patient on your unit. One of her nursing diagnoses is sleep pattern disturbance . She is most showing which symptom? a. Daytime drowsiness b. Difficulty falling or remaining asleep c. Frequent night terrors d. Feeling of constant fatigue, even uponarising 115. Martha Zillion has been on bedrest for an extended period of time following a CVA. Her increased serum calcium level is most likely the resultof: a. Decreased intake of vitamin D b. Bone demineralization c. Disruption of normal kidney function d. Increased intake of milk and milkproducts

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