Basic Nursing 1st Edition by Judith Wilkinson, Leslie Treas

Exercise 18

For each of the following cue clusters, decide whether the cues represent a pattern: that is, are all the cues related in some way? If so: explain how they are related. If not: state which cue does not fit. If you do not have enough theoretical knowledge to know for sure, draw on your past experiences and discuss the clusters with other students.
a. Dry skin: abnormal return of skin turgor (more than 4 seconds): thirst: and scanty, dark yellow urine
b. Pain and limited range of motion in knees, uses walker, medical diagnosis of osteoarthritis
c. Has hard, painful bowel movement about every 3 days: does not exercise regularly: eats very little dietary fiber: skin is dry