Valium is administered to a client anxious about impending surgery. Which of the following side effects is the client at risk for?
a. Seizures
b. Falls
c. Hypertensive crisis
d. Tachycardia
B
Orthostatic hypotension from use of a benzodiazepine places the client at risk for falls. MAOIs may cause hypertensive crisis, seizures, and tachycardia.
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An adult patient is scheduled for an upper GI series that will use a barium swallow. What teaching should the nurse include when the patient has completed the test?
A) Stool will be yellow for the first 24 hours post-procedure. B) The barium may cause diarrhea. C) Fluids must be increased to facilitate the evacuation of the stool. D) This series includes analysis of gastric secretions.
When did Western society begin to encourage people to cultivate health and activity as long as possible into old age (emphasizing the virtues of youth and and providing the foundation for the beginning of ageism)?
a. 1750s b. 1900s c. 1950s d. 1850s
The ability or inability to reach what most adults would consider to be reasonable conclusions or resolutions is called:
a. Alzheimer's disease b. stroke-related dementia c. senility d. decisional capacity or incapacity
A trauma client is being released home to complete his recovery. He is experiencing anorexia related to pain. What would be the most effective intervention for this client's anorexia?
A) Schedule procedures and medications when they are least likely to interfere with meals. B) Give small meals of food that decrease the client's pain. C) Withhold beverages for 30 minutes before and after meals. D) Control pain, nausea, or depression with medications.