The nurse is caring for a homosexual man with a rectal tear and inflamed rectal tissue. The nurse understands that these findings increase the patient's risk for which disorder?
a. An abscess
b. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
c. Hemorrhoids
d. Rectal hemorrhage
B
Open lesions and inflamed tissue increase the risk of HIV infection.
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The nurse is assessing a client who reports the occurrence of sudden, intermittent headaches for the past several months
The client states that the headaches come after seeing flashes of lights and experiencing nausea. Based on this data, which diagnosis does the nurse anticipate for this client? 1. Migraine headaches. 2. Cluster headaches. 3. Tension headaches. 4. Increased intracranial pressure.
A patient is to begin taking phenytoin [Dilantin] for seizures. The patient tells the nurse that she is taking oral contraceptives. What will the nurse tell the patient?
a. She may need to increase her dose of phenytoin while taking oral contracep-tives. b. She should consider a different form of birth control while taking phenytoin. c. She should remain on oral contraceptives, because phenytoin causes birth defects. d. She should stop taking oral contraceptives, because they reduce the effectiveness of phenytoin.
A mother's blood type is O negative. Which choice will best determine if there is a need to administer Rho(D) immune globulin (RhoGAM)?
a. At the time of delivery, cord blood is col-lected to determine if baby's blood type is positive and if any antibodies are present. b. If the baby's father is positive, she will need Rho(D) immune globulin. c. Kleihauer-Betke test helps determine if the mom has already been sensitized. d. On the first day, the baby's blood is tested to see if antibodies are being produced.
A client with cerebral palsy is prescribed diazepam for involuntary muscle movement because of its action as a/an:
a. anxiolytic. b. centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant. c. neuromuscular blocking agent. d. direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxant.