Which of the Following Patients Would Be at Greatest Risk

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following patients would be at greatest risk in a health care visit?

• A) Bruno requires an anticoagulant. He tells the nurse about his medications. He does not include an herbal supplement.
• B) Glen is very shy and withdrawn. He asks the nurse to leave him alone.
• C) Sarah is a new parent who finds that nurses on the children's unit are very helpful. She is eager to accept all suggestions, including those that she does not yet understand.
• D) Claude is scheduled for bowel surgery. His surgeon explains about the colostomy. Later, Claude tells his wife that he really does not know what the surgeon meant by "colostomy."

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Definitions:

Internal Carotid Arteries

Major arteries located on either side of the neck that supply blood to the brain, eyes, and parts of the face and scalp.

Vertebral Arteries

Pair of arteries that arise from the subclavian arteries and ascend in the neck to supply blood to the brain and spinal cord.

Supply Blood

The process of providing nutrients and oxygen to tissues through the circulatory system.

Limbic System

The limbic system is a complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involved in emotions such as fear and pleasure.