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A nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the intensive care unit because of heart failure. The patient is prescribed digoxin. Which nursing diagnosis would be appropriate for this patient?Risk for Hyperthyroidism related to adverse effects of drug therapyDecreased Cardiac Output related to altered cardiac functionAcute Pain and Headache related to adverse effects of the drug therapyRisk of Constipation related to adverse effects of the drug therapy
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a medical social worker who works in a hospital setting spends the majority of his or her time doing what?
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The nurse in the outpatient clinic teaches a client with a sprained right ankle to walk with a cane. What behavior, if demonstrated by the client, would indicate that teaching was effective?1. The client advances the cane 18 inches in front of her foot with each step.2. The client holds the cane in her left hand.3. The client advances her right leg, then her left leg, and then the cane.4. The client holds the cane with her elbow flexed 60.
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Even the smallest error in conversion of a pediatric dose could prove fatal.Provide the correct conversion for a child who weighs 25 pounds to kg.A) 50 kgB) 12 kgC) 55 kgD) 11.36 kg
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The nurse is teaching a community group about preventing rheumatic fever. What information should the nurse include?A. Prompt recognition and treatment of streptococcal pharyngitisB. Avoidance of respiratory infections in children born with heart defectsC. Completion of 4 to 6 weeks of antibiotic therapy for infective endocarditisD. Requesting antibiotics before dental surgery for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis
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The nurse is developing a primary disease prevention program for older adults. Which topic is the most appropriate?a) Diet and exercise for people with heart disease.b) Immunizations for influenza.c) Blood glucose screening for diabetes.d) Range-of-motion exercises.
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a nurse is counseling clients who are attending an alcohol rehabilitation program. which substance poses the greatest risk of addiction for these clients?
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A nurse is teaching a client who is postpartum about security measures for newborns. Which of the following statement should the nurse make?A. "You should carry your baby to the nursery in you arms for procedures"B. "An alarm will sound if your baby is taken from your room"C. "Your baby will have one identification band placed on their arm"D. "If a staff member doesn't have an identification badge, do not let that person take your baby"
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A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription of amoxicillin to treat a respiratory infection. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of these teachings?A. "My birth control pills are less effective while I am on this medication"B. " I must take this medication on an empty stomach"C. "I should expect to have constipation while taking this medication"D. "I will keep taking this medication until I feel better"
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Your patient just delivered a vigorous neonate in meconium-stained amniotic fluid. What is the priority intervention for this neonate? A. Dry and warm the neonate. B. Prepare to assist with endotracheal suctioning. C. Perform endotracheal intubation immediately after birth. D. Begin chest compressions.
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the nurse is palpating the prostate of a 55-year-old client and finds it to be enlarged, smooth, firm, and slightly elastic, without a median sulcus. which condition should the nurse most suspect?
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true or false? in most cases, chronic diseases have a single cause, making it easier for scientists to recognize significant risk factors and establish preventive measures. group of answer choices
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a client is diagnosed with an obstruction of the canal of schlemm affecting the left eye. what assessment data concerning the left eye noted in the client's medical record supports this diagnosis?
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1. What is Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) and Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and what is the significance of K. D. Developing KS and PJP? 2. K. D. Has been seropositive for several years, yet he has been asymptomatic for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). What factors might have influenced K. D. S development of PJP and KS? 3. What type of isolation precautions do you need to use when caring for K. D. ? 4. Because of compromised immune function, K. D. Is at risk for developing other opportunistic infections. List at least three. 5. Identify three teaching points for K. D. Including discharge teaching on medications and how to prevent infections
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The antenatal clinic nurse is educating a client with gestational diabetes soon after diagnosis. Evaluation for this client session will include which outcome? Select all that apply.-The client states the need to maintain blood glucose levels between 70 to 110 mg/dL (3.9 to 6.2 mmol/L).-The client describes her planned walking program while pregnant.-The client will strive to maintain a hemoglobin A1C less than 6%.-The client will continue her prenatal vitamins, iron, and folic acid.
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an employees _______________ is/are usually best-equipped to rate how well the employee removes organizational barriers, shields employees from politics, and improves other employees competence.
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In a case of immediate hypersensitivity, the immune system responds with an allergic response on the first exposure to the allergen.
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You plan to anesthetize a 1000-kg bull and maintain anesthesia using an inhalant technique. which of the following statements regarding intubation is correct?a. the inhalant can be safely delivered via a face maskb. you will need a laryngoscope to visualize the larynxc. You will have to manually intubate the bull.d. all of the above
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A nurse is providing teaching about disease management to the parent of a preschooler who has a new diagnosis of asthma. Which of the following parent statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?A. My child should not receive live virus vaccinesB. I will encourage my child to participate in sportsC. I will give my child aspirin when she has a feverD. My child will outgrow asthma by adulthood
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in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis, giving supplement oxygen via nasal cannula will __________ hemoglobin saturation because of an increase in _______________-?
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A patient's mother asks the nurse, "What caused my daughter to have schizophrenia?" What should be the nurse's best response?
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Philip died of acute mixed drug intoxication and had heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines, and amphetamines in his system at the time of death. The combination of the drugs likely had _____.
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A nurse on a medical unit is caring for a patient who apirated gastric contents prior to admission. The nurse administers 100% oxygen by nonbreather mask after the patient reports severe dyspnea. Which of the following findings is a clinical manifestation of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): 1. Tympanic temperature of 38 C (100.4 F) 2. PaO2 50 mm Hg 3. Rhonchi 4. Hypopnea
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a patient who has a low fev1 nd a low fef2575 in a spirometry test can be diagnosed with___________
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