What instruction should the nurse provide to the client who is scheduled to have an abdo-minal ultrasound for evaluation of uterine size and shape?
A. "Do not eat or drink after midnight."
B. "Completely evacuate your bowels before this procedure."
C. "Do not urinate within an hour of having the test, because a full bladder is needed for best test results."
D. "Have someone drive you to and from the test because you will be sleepy from the anesthesia."
C
The scan is noninvasive and painless. The abdominal and pelvic organs are better visualized with the bladder full during the scan.
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The nurse is assessing a client with mild liver disease. Which assessment does the nurse perform to detect the presence of ascites in this client?
a. Measure lower extremities to assess for edema. b. Inspect and palpate the abdomen for dis-tention. c. Palpate the abdomen in assessing for a fluid wave. d. Percuss the liver while listening for dull-ness.
A patient vomits as a nurse is inserting his oropharyngeal airway. What would be the appropriate intervention in this situation?
A) Remove the airway, turn the patient to the side and provide mouth suction, if necessary. B) Immediately remove the airway and reinsert it because it has probably inadvertently caused the gag reflex. C) Leave the airway in place and notify the physician for further instructions. D) Ask the patient to extend the neck slightly to adjust the airway.
The wife of a client diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia asks, "I've been told that my hus-band's illness is probably related to imbalanced brain chemicals. Can you be more specific?" The response based on the dopamine hypothesis is:
1. "An increase in the brain chemical dopamine explains the presence of delusions and hallucinations." 2. "An increase in the brain chemical dopamine explains the presence of lack of mo-tivation and disordered affect." 3. "Decreased amounts of the brain chemical dopamine explain the presence of de-lusions and hallucinations." 4. "Breakdown of dopamine produces LSD, which in large amounts produces psy-chosis."