A patient is about to undergo cardioversion, and the nurse is reviewing the procedure and explaining moderate sedation. The patient asks, "I am afraid of feeling it when they shock me?" What is the nurse's best response?
A. "You won't receive enough of a shock to feel anything."
B. "You will feel the shock but you won't remember any of the pain."
C. "The medications you receive will reduce any pain and help you not to remember the procedure."
D. "They will give you enough pain medication to prevent you from feeling it."
Answer: C. "The medications you receive will reduce any pain and help you not to remember the procedure."
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1. "Lack of menses and breast enlargement are presumptive signs of pregnancy." 2. "The changes you are describing are definitely indicators that you are pregnant." 3. "Lack of menses can be caused by many things. We need to do a pregnancy test." 4. "Breast and menstrual changes are positive signs of pregnancy. Congratulations."
The nurse making a teaching plan for a patient with Buerger disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) will focus on the need for:
a. reduction of alcohol intake. b. avoiding cold remedies. c. cessation of smoking. d. weight reduction.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A client's blood pH is 7.5 . The nurse should recognize that this is considered to be:
a. critically decreased, in need of immediate intervention b. decreased c. normal d. slightly increased