The nurse is caring for a client with Bell's palsy. In which cranial nerve should the nurse anticipate an abnormal finding?
A. Cranial nerve VIII.
B. Cranial nerve VII.
C. Cranial nerve IX.
D. Cranial nerve X.
Answer: B
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The nurse determines that the patient demonstrates an understanding of preoperative teaching with which responses? (Select all that apply.)
a. "I will need to sign a consent form before I am given my medications prior to my surgery." b. "The surgeon will want me to ambulate as soon as possible after my surgery." c. "My nurse will want me to take the deep-est breaths I can tolerate following my surgery." d. "I may experience some constipation if I am taking much pain medication after my surgery." e. "The general anesthesia will prevent me from having pain for the first 24 hours after surgery."
What is one way to stop the largest cause of preventable deaths in the world?
A. Create an international ban on any guns except those owned by the countries' militia. B. Enforce a global ban on tobacco advertisements. C. Make the selling of alcohol illegal. D. Reduce speed limits on roads, streets, and highways.
A client with severe depression has been regulated on a monamine oxidase inhibitor because trials of other antidepressants proved unsuccessful. She has a pass to go out to lunch with her husband. Given a choice of the following entrees, which can she safely eat?
A. avocado salad plate. B. fruit and cottage cheese plate. C. kielbasa and sauerkraut. D. liver and bacon plate.
All of the following are associated with chronic pancreatitis EXCEPT:
A. repeated episodes of mild acute pancreatitis cause progressive destruction and scarring of pancreatic tissue. B. periodic elevated levels of amylase and lipase in bloodstream can be detected by laboratory tests. C. impaired digestion and absorption of nutrients. D. hypoglycemia (low blood glucose). E. hyperglycemia (higher than normal blood glucose).