A 48-year-old man has presented to the outpatient radiology department for a scheduled transrectal ultrasound (TRUS). The nurse in this department should be aware that this patient has likely had:
A) Elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
B) Evidence of erectile dysfunction (ED)
C) Urinary retention
D) A history of infertility
A
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A client takes celecoxib (Celebrex) for chronic osteoarthritis in multiple joints. After a knee replacement, the health care provider has prescribed morphine sulfate for postoperative pain relief
The client also requests the celecoxib in addition to the morphine. What action by the nurse is best? a. Consult with the health care provider about administering both drugs to the client. b. Inform the client that the celecoxib will be started when he or she goes home. c. Teach the client that, since morphine is stronger, celecoxib is not needed. d. Tell the client he or she should not take both drugs at the same time.
The young husband of a patient who has been scheduled for a hysterectomy because of the discovery of ovarian cancer in both ovaries says to the nurse, "Please go talk to my wife. She is real upset and says she won't be a 'woman' anymore."
What is the nurse's most therapeutic response? a. "Don't be concerned. All young women get upset before this kind of surgery." b. "Certainly, I will be glad to tell her about hormone replacement." c. "She will get over this feeling soon." d. "No matter what I may say to her, it is you that needs to listen to her concerns and assure her."
The nurse instructs a group of parents that a rapidly growing 15-year-old boy may require as many as ________ calories a day
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The clinician is seeing a patient complaining of red eye. The clinician suspects conjunctivitis. The presence of mucopurulent discharge suggests which type of conjunctivitis?
a. Viral conjunctivitis c. Bacterial conjunctivitis b. Keratoconjunctivitis d. Allergic conjunctivitis