the client with systemic sclerosis scleroderma is experiencing raynauds phenomenon what assessment finding does the nurse anticipate
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Multi Dimensional Care | Exam | Rasmusson

1. The client with systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma) is experiencing Raynaud's phenomenon. What assessment finding does the nurse anticipate?

Correct answer: D

Rationale:

2. Which practice is recommended to prevent human immune deficiency virus (HIV) transmission by health care workers?

Correct answer: C

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3. The client had surgery one day ago. What assessment is most likely related to pain?

Correct answer: A

Rationale:

4. What is correct about a nursing diagnosis?

Correct answer: A

Rationale: A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems or life processes. Choice A is correct because it identifies nursing diagnosis as related to human responses to health conditions or life processes. Choice B is incorrect because nursing diagnoses can change as the patient's condition changes. Choice C is incorrect because a nursing diagnosis is about responses, not just identifying pathology. Choice D is incorrect because a nursing diagnosis is not the same as a disease, illness, or injury; it is a statement about the patient's response to these conditions.

5. Dry skin (Xerosis) can lead to itching (Pruritis). What statement by the client indicates need for further teaching about preventing dry skin?

Correct answer: B

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