The nurse is assessing a 78-year-old client who lives alone in his own home. To assess the client's instrumental activities of daily living, the nurse should ask the client:
A) "How often do you bathe or shower?"
B) "How many times do you change clothes during the day?"
C) "How often are you cooking meals for yourself?"
D) "How often do you go to the store to buy groceries?"
D
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The client asks the nurse "What is the most common cause of cataracts?" The BEST response by the nurse would be:
a. "Cataracts occur as a result of aging." b. "Cataracts occur as a result of congenital defects." c. "Cataracts occur as a result of systemic diseases characterized by metabolic problems." d. "Cataracts occur as a result of uveitis."
The nurse is caring for a patient on the cardiac unit with a history of atrial flutter. The nurse understands that the patient may be treated with which drug?
a. Procainamide (Procanbid) b. Atropine c. Lidocaine d. Digoxin (Lanoxin)
A nursing student is helping to test vision and hearing at the local elementary school. Each child needs to have vision tested and documented. The students are standing with their heels on a line 10 feet from the eye chart
How would the nurse document "normal vision" for these students? A) 20/20 B) 10/20 C) 10/40 D) 10/80
A grandmother reports that her grandson has been taking an SSRI for the past month, along with St. John's Wort. The grandmother states that there have been no changes in the adolescent's behavior
She is concerned that the medications are just for "junkies.". The mental health nurse knows that: 1. St. John's Wort can cause serotonin syndrome, so no benefit may occur. 2. The SSRI is probably the wrong medication for the adolescent. 3. The adolescent is exhibiting serotonin discontinuation syndrome 4. The SSRI needs to be stopped immediately because it is causing the adolescent more harm.