She asks you about the side effects of each. What will you tell her?
What will be an ideal response?
The side effects of all EC regimens include nausea and vomiting, breast tenderness, dizziness,
menorrhagia, headache, and abdominal pain. Nausea is less of a problem with Plan B. Other side
effects include edema, abdominal bloating, anxiety, irritability, depression, and myalgia. Side effects
of IUD include heavier periods with more cramping.
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Which of the following does not legally define the practice of the LPN?
a. The state nurse practice act b. Experience in providing nursing care c. Facility nursing care policies d. Facility procedure outlines
A family has revealed to the nurse that the father has begun to be verbally abusive to his wife and
physically abusive to his oldest son since he lost his job 3 months ago. The son is threatening to run away and the wife has developed increased anxiety. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the family would be a. ineffective coping related to job loss. b. impaired parenting related to father beating son. c. caregiver role strain related to increased tension between parents. d. disabled family coping related to use of verbal and physical abuse.
The plan of care for a patient in diabetic ketoacidosis, with a blood glucose level of 450 mg/dL, should include strategies for:
A) administration of short-acting subcutaneous insulin. B) administration of long-acting subcutaneous insulin. C) administration of oral hypoglycemic agents. D) administration of intravenous short-acting insulin.
Erikson theorizes that the school-aged child faces the task of industry vs. inferiority. What is the danger in this stage of development?
A) The child will separate himself or herself from others to avoid commitment to intimacy B) The child will not be able to learn to use adult tools C) The child will struggle to choose an occupational identity D) The child will overmanipulate self and work to repossess the environment in a repetitive fashion