Which of the following would be least appropriate source of information for the nurse to use when determining the importance of a community-based intervention for an issue?
A) Special interest groups
B) Client's concern
C) State health department
D) Local community priorities
B
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1. The meaning of the word, regardless of language. 2. The way a word is generally used by people who share a common language. 3. The definition of the word as listed in a commonly referenced dictionary. 4. The meaning of the word as derived from one's personal experience.
A nurse is assessing a 65-year-old patient scheduled for outpatient cataract removal surgery in 10 days. What should the nurse stress this patient will need?
a. Adequate insurance b. Adequate postoperative care at home c. Specialized glasses d. Preservation and protection of vision
A patient takes antacids, cimetidine (Tagamet), and phenytoin (Dilantin). The health care provider prescribes a benzodiazepine for anxiety. Which drug interactions would the nurse anticipate? Select all that apply
a. Increased plasma level of benzodiazepine related to cimetidine therapy b. Increased absorption of the benzodiazepine if taken with the antacid c. Euphoria and disinhibition associated with phenytoin therapy d. Serotonin syndrome associated with cimetidine use e. Potential phenytoin toxicity
What disorder of the thorax or lung best describes her symptoms?
A 47-year-old receptionist comes to your office, complaining of fever, shortness of breath, and a productive cough with golden sputum. She says she had a cold last week and her symptoms have only gotten worse, despite using over-the-counter cold remedies. She denies any weight gain, weight loss, or cardiac or gastrointestinal symptoms. Her past medical history includes type 2 diabetes for 5 years and high cholesterol. She takes an oral medication for both diseases. She has had no surgeries. She denies tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. Her mother has diabetes and high blood pressure. Her father passed away from colon cancer. On examination you see a middle-aged woman appearing her stated age. She looks ill and her temperature is elevated, at 101. Her blood pressure and pulse are unremarkable. Her head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat examinations are unremarkable except for edema of the nasal turbinates. On auscultation she has decreased air movement, and coarse crackles are heard over the left lower lobe. There is dullness on percussion, increased fremitus during palpation, and egophony and whispered pectoriloquy on auscultation. A) Spontaneous pneumothorax B) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) C) Asthma D) Pneumonia