"Disturbed Energy Field" is recognized as a diagnostic domain by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
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The older patient informs the nurse that food has no taste and therefore she has no appetite. The nurse recognizes this is most likely caused by:
a. tasteless food. b. overuse of salt. c. lack of variety. d. loss of taste buds.
The triage nurse in the emergency department assesses a 66-year-old male patient who has presented to the emergency department with complaints of midsternal chest pain that has lasted for the last 5 hours
The care team suspects an myocardial infarction (MI). The nurse is aware that, because of the length of time the patient has been experiencing symptoms, the following may have happened to the myocardium: A) May have developed an increased area of infarction B) Will probably not have more damage than if he came in immediately C) Can have restoration of the area of dead cells with proper treatment D) Has been damaged already, so immediate treatment is no longer necessary
A prescriber orders hydroxyzine [Vistaril] for a patient with acute urticaria. The nurse will include which information when teaching the patient about this drug?
a. The drug will reduce redness and itching but not edema. b. This antihistamine is not likely to cause sedation. c. The patient should avoid drinking alcohol while taking the drug. d. The patient should report shortness of breath while taking the drug.
A nursing student asks a nurse what criteria are used to determine which benzodiazepine is prescribed in different situations. The nurse correctly states that selection is based on differences in the onset and duration of effects, as well as on:
a. differences in sites of action in the central nervous system. b. marketing decisions of pharmaceutical companies. c. relative differences in abuse potential. d. variations in adverse effects and drug interactions.