The nurse is caring for a client with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation. Which medication class does the nurse anticipate the client will need to take to prevent the formation of blood clots?
a. Antipyretics
b. Anticoagulants
c. Analgesics
d. Thrombolytics
b. Anticoagulants
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During a three-month period, a registered nurse has missed work on 6 occasions due to an unreliable car or an ill child. Another nurse has missed 10 days due to minor foot surgery. Which nurse is the more reliable employee?
1. The nurse who has missed due to voluntary absence 2. The nurse who missed because of involuntary absence 3. The nurse who missed voluntarily because she is healthier 4. Neither, because of excessive absenteeism
An occupational therapist (OT) is assessing an 80-year-old male client who is poised to return to his assisted living residence following a 14-day hospital stay with a diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia
As part of the OT's functional assessment, the client's activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) are being assessed. Which of the following assessment findings is most indicative of a deficit in ADL? A) The client is unable to clean the washroom in his residence adequately or safely. B) The client requires help with dressing himself in the morning. C) The client is unable to manage his medication regimen without his daughter's help. D) The client requires help climbing the stairs to his residence.
The mental health nurse knows that an effective intervention for a client with an eating disorder is what?
A) Weigh the client daily, before breakfast, using the same scale. B) Discuss the initiation of a behavior modification program that the client does not want. C) Restrict time for meals to 15 minutes to reduce focus on food and eating. D) Use a firm and supportive approach to all behaviors.
The primary reason for differences in health status in the United States is
A. Ethnic groups, especially minorities. B. Geographic location. C. Noncompliant patients. D. Poverty or socioeconomic status. E. Sexual behavior.