A patient with portal hypertension has been admitted to the medical floor. What will the nurse assess for related to portal hypertension?
A) Bowel obstruction
B) Vitamin A deficiency
C) Ascites
D) Hepatic encephalopathy
C
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A patient has been taking nalidixic acid (NegGram) for recurrent urinary tract infections. While reviewing the patient's medications, that nurse notes that the patient also has been taking warfa-rin (Coumadin) and alerts the prescriber
What change to the medication regimen would the nurse anticipate? a. Increase in the warfarin b. Decrease in the warfarin c. Increase in the nalidixic acid d. Decrease in the nalidixic acid
Thorpe, Woodruff, and Ginsburg (2005) have noted a variety of key elements that have contributed to the rising costs of health care. Which of these elements does not belong?
a. Aging of the population c. Practitioner behavior b. Increased use of new technologies d. Nursing shortage
A visiting nurse observes signs of anxiety and stress in a newly widowed elderly client who lives alone. The MOST likely plan of intervention would be to:
a. commit the client for involuntary inpatient treatment b. provide resources to maintain a safe, comfortable, familiar home environment c. refer the client for psychoanalysis d. call a family meeting to plan transfer of the client into an assisted-living facility
Which of the following is true in relation to pain in the older adult?
a. Pain is natural when growing old. b. Pain sensitivity decreases with age. c. Opioids are safe for use with the older adult. d. Patients with cognitive impairments do not feel pain.