Sleep apnea
A) occurs when a person is overtired and falls asleep during the day.
B) is a complication of diabetes and high blood pressure.
C) may cause mood swings, personality changes, and irritability.
D) has no effect on thinking or the ability to do complex tasks.
C
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A client is hospitalized with a second episode of pulmonary embolism (PE). Recent genetic testing reveals the client has an alteration in the gene CYP2C19. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Instruct the client to eliminate all vitamin K from the diet. b. Prepare preoperative teaching for an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter. c. Refer the client to a chronic illness support group. d. Teach the client to use a soft-bristled toothbrush.
The patient is to receive phenytoin (Dilantin) at 0900. The nurse knows that the ideal time to draw a trough level is
a. 0800. b. 0830. c. 0900. d. 0930.
The patient has a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump following surgery. The nurse keeps naloxone (Narcan) in the patient's room as per protocol. What does the nurse recognize as the rationale for this protocol?
1. Naloxone (Narcan) enhances the effect of the opioid in the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump and increases analgesia. 2. Naloxone (Narcan) is the antidote if an anaphylactic reaction to the opioid in the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump occurs. 3. Naloxone (Narcan) is available to treat any systemic side effects, like constipation, of the opioid in the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. 4. Naloxone (Narcan) will reverse the effects of the narcotic in the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump if an overdose occurs.
You know that because of the variety of reimbursement mechanisms that have evolved over time in home health care, many different forms of services have evolved based on
levels of philanthropy; profit-making needs; and federal, state, and city funding. Using your knowledge about types of agencies, what is a home health agency that is motivated by a for-profit philosophy called? A) Private/voluntary B) Hospital based C) Proprietary D) Official