A patient with end-stage renal failure has made the decision to be put on the kidney transplant waiting list and now eagerly anticipates the possibility of eventually being matched with a donor
How can the patient maximize his chances of being able to undergo a transplant when a kidney becomes available?
A) Trying to stay free of infections
B) Eating a high-protein diet
C) Increasing the frequency of dialysis
D) Withholding scheduled medications
A
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Bowel sound assessment on a patient with an obstruction who has distention, nausea, and visible peristaltic waves would be:
a. loud and clearly audible. b. high pitched. c. hyperactive. d. absent.
A patient with terminal cancer requires increasing doses of an opioid pain medication to obtain relief from pain. This patient is exhibiting signs of drug:
a. Abuse b. Misuse c. Tolerance d. Dependence
The nurse is assessing the patient who has been diagnosed with delirium. The patient repeatedly cries out for her husband. The first intervention by the nurse would be to:
1. administer Haldol as ordered. 2. apply restraints so that the patient will not harm herself. 3. calmly tell the patient that she is in the hospital and her husband is not there. 4. call the husband and tell him that he needs to come stay with his wife.
After learning that a patient has abdominal pain that occurs at least 3 days per month over the last 3 months, the nurse suspects that a patient is experiencing irritable bowel syndrome. What findings did the nurse use to make this clinical decision?
Select all that apply. 1. abdominal pain that is relieved by eating 2. abdominal pain that improves with defecation 3. abdominal pain that is associated with a change in stool form 4. abdominal pain that is associated with a change in bowel frequency 5. abdominal pain that improves with physical activity and limiting food intake