A patient, talking to a home health nurse about urinary incontinence, gives the nurse a list of the current medications she is taking. What medication should the nurse recognize as possibly con-tributing to the patient's urinary incontinence?
a. Methylcellulose (Citrucel)
b. Diazepam (Valium)
c. Simvastatin (Zocor)
d. Digoxin (Lanoxin)
B
Valium is a sedative that can increase the incidence of incontinency of urine.
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a. continual reassessment of the patient is required. b. no changes to the care interventions should be allowed. c. reassessment should be done randomly. d. the nursing process becomes static to maintain the course of the cure.
The nurse is caring for a pregnant client who speaks little English. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to make certain that the client understands the plan of care?
1. Write all of the instructions down and send them home with the client. 2. Obtain a medical interpreter of the language the client speaks. 3. Ask a housekeeper who speaks this language to interpret. 4. Use gestures and facial expressions to get the plan across.
When you write a paper for one of your nursing courses, which type of literature review forms the basis of your research?
a. Integrative review b. Traditional literature review c. Systematic review d. Summary review
A patient has been prescribed an anticholinergic agent for treatment of Parkinson-related symptoms. What patient education should be provided?
A) Do not take any over-the-counter sleep aids. B) Void before taking the medication. C) Move to a warm climate to decrease symptoms. D) Enroll in an exercise class at the senior center.