A male patient has been started on a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which information should the nurse provide?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. "Use a condom during intercourse."
B. "Keep this medication in a secure place away from children."
C. "Do not give blood while you are taking this medication."
D. "Do not do heavy exercise while taking this medication."
E. "Reduce your sodium intake while taking this drug."
Answer: C
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a. Contact the provider and prepare for intubation. b. Administer prescribed albuterol nebulizer therapy. c. Place the client in high-Fowler's position. d. Ask the client to perform deep-breathing exercises.
A care aide employed on a geriatric medicine unit of a hospital expresses frustration that "old people get sick so much more often than young people.". What is the nurse's most appropriate response to this statement?
A) "In fact, the prevalence of obesity and accompanying chronic illnesses mean that young people actually have more chronic conditions than older adults.". B) "It's actually a myth that older adults require more hospitalization than young people.". C) "Actually, older adults experience fewer acute illnesses than younger people, it's just that they tend to take longer to recover from them.". D) "With the increase in life expectancies in recent years, most older people actually live free of chronic diseases until very late in life.".
If a nurse needs to rouse a patient to perform a neurological assessment, the nurse may correctly
1. Skip the neurological assessment if the patient appears to be comatose, since she can't hear the nurse or follow instructions. 2. Exert mild pain on the patient (e.g., pressing on a nailbed). 3. Turn up the volume on the radio or television. 4. Gently slap the patient.
Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic view of depression involved the superego punishing the ego for not living up to the superego's expectations, resulting in which of the following conditions ultimately causing depression?
a. overwhelming grief b. anger turned inward c. low self-esteem d. sexual repression