Colchicine is administered as long-term prevention for gout
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
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Correct Colchicine is used to treat acute gout attacks.
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A victim of spousal abuse comes to the emergency department for treatment of a broken nose. She
appears hypervigilant and anxious and admits to sleep disturbance when the nurse questions the dark circles under her eyes. She reluctantly tells the nurse the abuse usually occurs when the husband has been drinking, although she concedes he is always jealous and controlling. She is a stay-at-home mother of two preschool children. The family has lived in this town for 1 month. The client states she has fleetingly considered suicide but must stay alive to care for her children. She denies having had the desire to kill her husband. The assessments the nurse should document in the medical record include noting that (more than one option may be correct) A. signs of high anxiety and chronic stress are present. B. the client relies on the perpetrator for basic needs. C. the client is isolated from individual and community support. D. suicide risk is high. E. homicide potential is low. F. a safety plan should be constructed.
An immigrant child is in the clinic for MMR vaccination
The nurse learns that the child has recently received an immune globulin injection for a viral infection, currently has an upper respiratory infection with a temperature of 100° F, and has a recent history of thrombocytopenia, which has resolved. What does the nurse tell the child's parents? a. "The vaccine is contraindicated in this child because of the history of thrombocytopenia." b. "The child should be brought back for the vaccine when the temperature is back to normal." c. "The child is at increased risk of developing autism from this vaccine." d. "The vaccine must be postponed for 3 months after administration of the immune globulin."
The nurse is caring for a child just admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which healthcare provider prescription should the nurse question?
1. Neurologic checks hourly 2. Insert urinary catheter and measure output hourly 3. NPH insulin IV at 0.1 unit/kg per hour 4. Stat serum electrolytes