A client is receiving thrombolytic therapy following myocardial infarction. The nurse would monitor the client for evidence of which complications?
a. dysrhythmias and agitation
b. fever, dyspnea, and tingling in arms and hands
c. hematemesis and tarry stools
d. chest and foot pain
C
Nursing management includes measures to decrease the client's cardiac output, such as keeping the client at physical, mental, and emotional rest; relieving pain with prescribed medications and rest; and monitoring the client's cardiovascular status including risk for bleeding related to anticoagulation therapy. Activities are gradually resumed. The nurse provides the client and family with instructions about all aspects of care during hospitalization and prepares them for the continued recovery period at home.
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A. Cochrane Database B. Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature C. Government websites D. Healthy People initiative
The public health nurse is participating in a health fair, and she interviews a woman with a history of hypertension who is currently smoking one pack of cigarettes per day
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a. "You will be able to stop the medication in approximately 1 month." b. "Taking the medication every day helps prevent relapses and recurrences." c. "Usually patients take this medication for approximately 6 months after discharge." d. "It's unusual that the health care provider hasn't already stopped your medication."
Explain the relationship between the number of triplet repeats and the severity of the mental deficiency
What will be an ideal response?