Master Medicine with Fun Quizzes & Brain Teasers!

you are the nurse giving palliative care to a patient with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). what is the primary goal of palliative care?
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a client with glaucoma is placed on a miotic drug and asks the health care practitioner how his medication will work. how does the health care practitioner respond?
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which complication would the nurse monitor for in a client on strict bed rest for 3 days? select all that apply. one, some, or all responses may be correct.
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the nurse in the newborn nursery is monitoring a neonate born to a mother with diabetes mellitus. for which finding does the nurse monitor the neonate most closely?
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the nurse conducts a physical assessment on a client with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction and assessed the apical pulse. which finding demonstrates bradycardia
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a patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia is prescribed tthe atypical antipsychotic clozapine. which intervention should the nurse include in the discharge teaching
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a nurse is educating the family caregiver of an older adult client about measures to promote client safety in the home. which would be most appropriate to include?
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which of these symptoms pointed the doctors to a possible central nervous system infection? multiple choice 1 fever sore throat aching joints stiff neck
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the nurse is teaching a client about ways in which to reduce sodium in the diet. which foods will the nurse recommend that the client avoid? select all that apply.
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a public health nurse is providing community education to older adults regarding their risk of poisoning. which information does the nurse include in the teaching?
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the nurse is preparing discharge teaching for a client who is 2 days postpartum. which action should the nurse prioritize to encourage prevention of constipation?
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the nurse is caring for a female client diagnosed with vulvovaginal candidiasis. which instruction will the nurse include in the teaching session with the client?
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which medications would the nurse identify as used to treat generalized anxiety disorder (gad)? select all that apply. one, some, or all responses may be correct.
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the nurse is preparing to flush a peripherally inserted central catheter line to maintain patency. which size syringe would the nurse use to prevent complications
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a nurse is caring for clients who have a history of genital herpes infection. the client most at risk for an outbreak of genital herpes is the client who reports:
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what is a characteristic indicator that an individual is in the latent phase of a chronic viral infection such as human immunodeficiency or herpes zoster viruses?
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a nurse enters the room of a client who has returned to the unit after having a radical neck dissection. which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?
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the nurse is caring for a 79-year-old client with suspected tuberculosis. what assessments does the nurse expect to make in this client? (select all that apply.)
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a patient is diagnosed with septic shock. what action by the healthcare professional will address the main underlying pathophysiologic mechanism of this disorder?
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a client with diabetes is being treated with nystatin for a monilial infection of the mouth. what instructions should be provided to the client?
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the nurse is preparing a teaching tool about alopecia caused by cancer treatment. which information will the nurse emphasize in this tool? select all that apply.
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2. a nurse is caring for a pt with anxiety who thinks they are having a heart attach. she goes over positive thinking, how do we know the teaching was effective?
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the nurse is teaching a client about emptying an ostomy appliance. how would the nurse instruct the client to hold the appliance when removing the closing clamp?
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what kind of a seizure has contractions that usually start in a group of muscles on one side of the body and spread to the extremities and the whole body
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