When a client first takes a nitrate, the nurse expects which symptom that often occurs?
a. Nausea and vomiting
b. Headaches
c. Stomach cramps
d. Irregular pulse rate
Ans: b. Headaches
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1. Oral cavity 2. Oropharyngeal 3. Nasopharyngeal 4. Endotracheal
A client with arthritis has an ESR of 23 mm/hour with a very tight swollen right knee. The physician prescribes corticosteroids to reduce the swelling. The nurses should teach the client to:
1. take the medication with plenty of water. 2. take the medication for as long as the knee is swollen. 3. take the medication when the knee is painful. 4. never abruptly stop steroid medications.
Health promotion is an essential concept useful to nursing in:
a. defining nursing practice. b. identifying nursing's need for change. c. identifying professional assumptions. d. providing theoretical frameworks.
A patient is being treated for an infection with erythromycin. The nurse obtains a health history and learns that the patient has migraine headaches. The nurse will tell the patient to avoid which medication while taking the erythromycin?
a. Acetaminophen b. Ergotamine (Ergomar) c. Sumatriptan (Imitrex) d. Topiramate