Master Medicine with Fun Quizzes & Brain Teasers!

a client with cushings disease is in a semi-private room. when considering room assignments, which client would be the safest choice to assign to this room?
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a client is admitted to the hospital with a history of cancer of the liver and jaundice. in relation to the jaundice, the nurse expects the client to report the presence of what symptom?
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if it is determined that a student has adhd that adversely affects his/her educational performance, then what will he/she do ?
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during the relative refractory period, an initial threshold-level depolarization is usually not sufficient to initiate an action potential. why?
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A 44-year-old man presents with a complaint of lower left quadrant (LLQ) pain. Which approach would you use in examining his abdomen?a. Place the patient in a 30-degree reclining position.b. Begin with auscultation of the tender area.c. Ask the patient to hold his breath as you examine the LLQ.d. Examine all other areas of the abdomen before examing the tender area.
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A health care facility uses cardiac telemetry for a client. Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency does this intervention adhere to?1.Safety2.Informatics3.Patient-centered care4.Evidence-based practice
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antipsychotic drugs cause tardive dyskinesia by mimicking the effects of increased: group of answer choices norepinephrine acetylcholine dopamine gamma-aminobutyric acid
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The nurse is reviewing admission lab work for a client admitted with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Which serum labs support this diagnosis?Prothrombin timePartial thromboplastin timePlatelet countD-dimer
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according to eck, using social networks to minimize risk of illicit drug transactions is impractical becauase
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A nurse is preparing to titrate morphine 6mg via IV bonus to a client. The amount available is morphine 8mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse administer per dose? Round to nearest hundredth.
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a nurse is taking a client's blood pressure and fails to recognize an auscultatory gap. what should the nurse do to avoid recording an erroneously low systolic blood pressure?
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_____ means toward, or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline.
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hallmark finding associated with b12 and folate deficiencies
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Which of the following is not true?the cavities in the temporal bone are called carotid sinusesthe carotid sinus reflex regulates blood flow to the brainthe vagus nerve communicates vessel pressure information to the brainquickly standing up reduces blood pressure to the brainbaroreceptors sense changes in vessel pressure
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by definition, drugs cannot come in liquid form. true or false
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temporary gene silencing through epigenetic mechanisms is termed _____.
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a clients most recent laboratory result indicates an elevated potassium level. what drug in this clients medication regimen should the care team consider discontinuing?
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true or false. an autopsy is performed after an unexplained death to help explain the cause and manner of death.
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the main drawback of using bmi to assess health is that it is not a good tool for group of answer choices
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which client would the nurse identify as being at highest risk for the development of testicular cancer?
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a school nurse notes that 60 children have missed days of high school because of pertussis this past year and this rate has been relatively constant for the past 5 years. the nurse plans to work with the community to increase awareness of the seriousness of this disease for children younger than 6 months of age and to raise and maintain the immunization rates, because in this community the pertussis is:
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hiv (human immunodeficiency virus) must use its own ______ to reproduce.
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the circulating nurse is plugging in a piece of equipment and notes that the cord is frayed. what action by the nurse is best?
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physicians agree that patients should have full access to their own health records. (true or false)
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