Before leaving the unit for a break, you need to:
a. Use the restroom
b. Tell the nurse
c. Log off the computer
d. Turn off your pager or wireless phone
B
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A patient with heart failure has been started on an ACE inhibitor. What lab value related to the ACE inhibitor would concern the nurse?
A) Elevated serum potassium B) Elevated CK-MB C) Diminished sodium D) Increased prothrombin time
A nurse caring for a patient taking an SSRI will develop outcome criteria related to:
a. mood improvement. b. coherent thought processes. c. reduced levels of motor activity. d. decreased extrapyramidal symptoms.
You are the clinic nurse caring for a patient whose grandmother, mother, and sister all had breast cancer. She has requested a screening test to determine her risk of developing breast cancer and it has come back positive
The patient asks you what she can do to help prevent breast cancer from occurring. What would be your best response? A) "Research has shown that eating a healthy diet can reduce your chance of breast cancer." B) "Research has shown that taking tamoxifen can reduce your chance of breast cancer." C) "Research has shown that exercising at least 30 minutes every day can reduce your chance of breast cancer." D) "Research has shown that reducing your intake of red meat can reduce your chance of breast cancer."
Outcomes established with the mentally ill client in the community compared with those planned for
a hospitalized client will a. involve a longer time frame. b. require more psychoeducation. c. have greater focus on symptom absence. d. be more concerned with medication management.