The patient is prescribed trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, septa) for prostatitis. Which laboratory results indicates that the medication is having the desired therapeutic effect?
A. Normalization of white cell count
B. Decreased blood urea nitrogen level
C. Increased red blood cell count
D. Prostate-specific antigen within normal limits
Answer: A. Normalization of white cell count
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What medicine would the nurse expect the physician to order for this patient? A) Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) B) Trimethobenzamide (Tigan) C) Dronabinol (Marinol) D) Nabilone (Cesamet)
The nurse can best provide sensory stimulation for a dying client who is unconscious by:
1. Having the television tuned to favorite programs. 2. Leaving the radio on at all times. 3. Leaving her door open at all times. 4. Encouraging the family to talk with the client.
Which response by a parent of a 24-week-old fetus undergoing intrauterine surgery indicates that the parent understands fetal wound healing?
A) "My baby should have little or no scarring if we do the surgery now." B) "If we wait for 32 weeks' gestation, my baby will have little or no scarring." C) "Due to a weak inflammatory response, the wound will not heal as strongly as a wound in an adult." D) "Fetal wounds heal slower than adult wounds."
The technique of psychodrama originated with the work of:
a. Sigmund Freud b. Moreno c. Hildegard Peplau d. Sullivan