NURSING 7890 Fundamentals Unit 2 Study Guide

NURSING 7890 Fundamentals Unit 2 Study Guide 1) An older adult patient complains of thirst, headache, and weight loss. The patient appears emaciated. On physical assessment, the nurse finds that the patient’s skin does not return to normal shape after being assessed. This finding is consistent with what? Poor skin turgor 2) The student nurse has been assigned to the pediatric unit for her clinical training this semester. She is assisting with the admission of a 5-month-old infant admitted with pneumonia. The student nurse is responsible for taking the child’s vital signs and weighing and measuring the child. The infant’s mother is very concerned when the student nurse tells her that the baby weighs 14 pounds. The mother states that the baby has lost a significant amount of weight because the previous week she weighed 16 pounds at home. What is the student nurse’s best response to the mother’s concern?