A patient who had a myocardial infarction 2 days earlier has been eating well, is ambulating with assistance, and is receiving antibiotics and morphine by intravenous (IV) drip. The patient com-plains of constipation this morning
What should the nurse assess as the probable cause of the constipation? a. Inadequate fluid intake
b. Lack of exercise
c. Administration of antibiotics
d. Administration of an analgesic medication
D
Opioid administration frequently causes constipation. This patient is eating, taking IV fluids, and walking. Antibiotics rarely cause constipation.
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a. Both pressures are high. b. Both pressures are low. c. ICP is high; CPP is normal. d. ICP is high; CPP is low.
Which statement best describes a subdural hematoma?
a. Bleeding occurs between the dura and the skull. b. Bleeding occurs between the dura and the cerebrum. c. Bleeding is generally arterial, and brain compression occurs rapidly. d. The hematoma commonly occurs in the parietotemporal region.
The recurrent issues relating to the poor care of patients with learning disabilities include ______.
a. signs and symptoms of illness attributed to learning disabilities rather than physical illness b. poor communication with people with learning disabilities c. treatment options influenced by negative views about the quality of life of individuals with learning disabilities d. all of these
The nurse plans to administer heparin by drawing the heparin up in an appropriate syringe, donning gloves, prepping the patient's abdominal area, injecting the needle, aspirating for blood, and injecting the medication
Which statement best describes the nurse's plan? 1. The nurse does not need to wear gloves. 2. The nurse should not aspirate for blood. 3. The nurse does not need to prep the skin. 4. The nurse performed the injection correctly.