After teaching a group of students about measures to reduce the risk of hemorrhoids, the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students state which of the following as a risk reduction measure?
A) Increasing the intake of caffeinated fluids
B) Avoiding the use of laxatives
C) Drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water daily
D) Going to the bathroom as soon as urge occurs
A
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A 52-year-old female patient is seeing the nurse on the oncology unit for pain control related to breast cancer that has metastasized to her lungs and liver. The nurse wants to prevent further pain and is aware that:
A) Cancer pain is often related to the stress of the patient knowing he or she has cancer and requires a very low dose of pain medications along with a high dose of anti-anxiety medications. B) Cancer pain is always chronic and difficult to treat so distraction is often the best intervention. C) Cancer pain can be acute or chronic; it may even be the result of the cancer treatment and usually requires high doses of pain medications. D) Cancer patients often misreport pain because of confusion related to their disease process.
The nurse is concerned that a patient, being mechanically ventilated, is at risk for developing barotrauma. The type of cycling mechanism that the ventilator is providing would be
1. pressure. 2. time. 3. flow. 4. volume.
The patient is to receive phenytoin (Dilantin) at 0900. The nurse knows that the ideal time to draw a trough level is
a. 0800. b. 0830. c. 0900. d. 0930.
The diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ; HydroDIURIL) is usually prescribed for the older adult in a lower dose. The nurse recognizes that this is an attempt to prevent the older adult from experiencing a(n):
a. increase in potassium loss. b. decrease in sodium loss. c. decrease in blood sugar levels. d. increase in red and white blood cell count.