When monitoring a patient's response to interferon therapy, the nurse notes that the major dose-limiting factor for interferon therapy is which condition?
a. Diarrhea
b. Fatigue
c. Anxiety
d. Nausea and vomiting
ANS: B
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A patient became severely depressed when the last of her six children moved out of the home 4 months ago. Since then she has neglected to care for herself, sleeps poorly, lost weight, and repeatedly states, "No one cares about me anymore
I'm not worth anything.". Upon admission to the unit, the nursing diagnosis Situational low self-esteem related to feelings of abandonment was established. Which would be an appropriate intermediate outcome for this diagnosis? Patient will: a. make one positive comment about self daily by (date). b. agree to antidepressant medication regularly by (date). c. interact with another person for 10 minutes daily by (date). d. identify factors which increased her depression by (date).
The nurse is aware that a patient with liver failure often requires vitamin therapy. Which vitamin does the liver require for the synthesis of prothrombin?
A) Vitamin B12 B) Vitamin A C) Vitamin D D) Vitamin K
In which stage of a group's development would the following interaction most likely occur?
Leader:"Shall we begin?" Client 1: "Why do you ask us if we want to begin?" Client 2: "You ought to just tell us what you want us to do.". Leader: "You seem irritated.". Client 3: "We thought someone in this group would give us help with our problems, but you do not give us any answers.". a. Preorientation b. Initial phase c. Working phase d. Termination
Both zinc and manganese deficiencies can result in:
1. Slowed growth. 2. Dental caries. 3. Anemia. 4. Pica.