The client in chronic kidney disease is receiving epoetin alfa. The nurse should monitor this client for which side/adverse effect of this medication?
1. Fever
2. Depression
3. Bradycardia
4. Hypertension
Answer: 4. Hypertension
You might also like to view...
A client being discharged after an episode of acute pancreatitis asks the nurse why items such as coffee/tea, spicy foods, and heavy meals should be avoided. The nurse should reply
a. "Eating these items may disrupt your sleep and you will need lots of rest." b. "So that you won't get reflux disease, which is a common complication." c. "Those things stimulate the pancreas too much and may give you another attack." d. "Your sense of taste has been altered, and often people don't like these any more."
A client has received a meshed split-thickness skin graft for coverage of a burn wound. The nurse would explain that the graft is meshed in order to
a. allow fluid to escape from the wound. b. avoid the need for sutures to hold the graft in place. c. facilitate debridement of the wound. d. observe the wound more carefully.
A client is demonstrating diaphragmatic breathing for the nurse. Which action by the client shows adequate understanding of this breathing technique?
a. Lying on his or her side with knees bent b. Having his or her hands on the abdomen c. Having his or her hands over the head d. Lying in the prone position
The nurse misspells a word on the client's progress note. Which method should the nurse use to correct the misspelled word?
1. Discard the progress note. 2. Cover with correction fluid. 3. Scratch out the misspelling. 4. Draw a line through the word.