The nurse visits a household that consists of an elderly person living with non-relatives. This type of household is classified as a
a. Single-family household
b. Family household
c. Non-family household
d. Family demographic trend
ANS: C
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The nurse is preparing to administer medication to a patient taking betamethasone. Which additional drug, when administered concurrently with betamethasone, would put the patient at risk for cardiotoxicity?
a. Furosemide (Lasix) b. Calcium carbonate c. Digoxin (Lanoxin) d. Insulin
Discharge teaching for a client following rhytidectomy would include the instruction to
a. sleep in the prone position only. b. practice coughing and deep breathing. c. maintain a liquid diet for 1 week. d. exercise the facial muscles daily.
A nurse assessing a patient with a sleep disorder documents cataplexy as a finding. Which of the following is a feature of this condition?
A) irresistible urge to sleep, regardless of the type of activity in which the patient is engaged B) sudden loss of motor tone that may cause the person to fall asleep; usually experienced during a period of strong emotion C) nightmare or vivid hallucinations experienced during sleep time D) skeletal paralysis that occurs during the transition from wakefulness to sleep
When taking a patient in a wheelchair down a steep ramp you should
A) walk backwards holding the chair and moving it carefully down the ramp. B) face forward pulling the chair behind you. C) walk backwards pulling the chair from its front end. D) face forward pushing the chair ahead of you.