The patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is seen for follow-up. He has been taking finasteride (Proscar) for 6 months. The clinician should assess this patient for which of these side effects of the medication?
a. Erectile dysfunction c. Hypotension
b. Glaucoma d. Headache
A
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The nurse does which of the following when performing oral care on the unconscious client to reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia?
1. Use commercial mouthwash. 2. Apply mineral oil to the mucous membranes of the mouth. 3. Perform oral hygiene with normal saline. 4. Perform oral hygiene with hydrogen peroxide.
Adolescents who cope ineffectively with anxiety often express themselves by
1. looking within themselves. 2. talking about their problems. 3. engaging in high-risk behaviors. 4. regressing to earlier behaviors, such as thumb sucking.
Which of the following distinguishes care management and case management?
A) Care management involves assessment and planning. Case management emphasizes implementation and coordination of services. B) Care management is a means to control costs. Case management is confined to provision of health services. C) Care management is long term. Case management focuses on a specific episode of care. D) Care management is regulated by the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Case management is not.
A group of nurses are preparing a display about the early nursing leaders as public-policy pioneers. Which characteristic should this display include about the nursing leaders in the early 1900s?
A) Were committed to collective strength, being politically astute and active in advancing sociopolitical causes B) Recognized politics as a necessary evil but did whatever they could to avoid active involvement in social or political issues C) Avoided politics, turning to leaders in organized medicine to advance the health care and nursing agenda D) Were active in influencing policy within the nursing profession but had little influence on greater social issues of the time