A patient with trichomoniasis comes to the walk-in clinic. In developing a care plan for this patient, the nurse would know to include what as an important aspect of treating this patient?
A) Both partners are treated with metronidazole (Flagyl).
B) Constipation and menstrual difficulties may occur.
C) The patient should perform Kegel exercises 30 to 80 times daily.
D) Care will involve hormonal therapy to control the pain.
A
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A new resident in the long-term care facility reports not feeling the need to sleep much at night. He prefers to stay up late at night reading and eating snacks. When questioned, he indicates he can take "power naps" during the day
Which of the following statements should help guide the nurse in responding to the resident's response? A) Naps are sufficient to restore the missed sleep time. B) Napping may simply contribute to the problem getting to sleep at night. C) Older people do not need as much sleep as younger adults. D) There is no problem as long as the total number of hours slept per 24-hour period is at least 8.
Probably the most widely used in-office or at-home occult blood test is the Hemoccult II. The patient has come to the clinic because he thinks there is blood in his stool
When you reviewed his medications, you noted he is on anti-hypertensive drugs and NSAIDs for early arthritic pain. You are sending the patient home with the supplies necessary to perform 2 hemoccult tests on his stool and mail the samples back to the clinic. What instruction would you give this patient? A) Take all your medications as usual. B) Take all your medications except the anti-hypertensive medications. C) Don't eat Jello for 72 hours before you start the test. D) Do not ingest vitamin C for 72 hours before you start the test.
The correct way to identify a patient is to call him/her by name
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The nurse notes a client has several abdominal lesions that appear in distinct clusters. Which terminology should the nurse use when documenting the pattern of the lesions?
A. Discrete. B. Grouped. C. Confluent. D. Annular.