The nurse is planning to assess a patient's endocrine system. What should the nurse expect to perform on this patient?
A. Palpation of the pancreas
B. Palpation of the thyroid gland
C. Palpation of the parathyroid glands
D. Percussion of the adrenal glands
Answer: B
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A. naloxone blocking morphine's actions. B. antacids blocking tetracycline's actions. C. alcohol blocking the actions of opioids. D. phenobarbital blocking the effects of phenytoin.
A patient asks the nurse how a prescribed diuretic can help heart failure. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Urinating more prevents heart failure from damaging your kidneys." b. "Diuretics reduce blood pressure so your heart won't have to work as hard." c. "Taking a diuretic reduces salt levels so you don't have to limit your intake of salty foods." d. "The diuretic counteracts the side effects of the other drugs prescribed for your heart failure."
The principal causes of anxiety that hospitalised individuals experience are predominantly related to fears associated with:
a. anaesthesia. b. pain. c. complications. d. all of the above.
A student nurse is providing care for a patient who becomes short of breath while ambulating to the bathroom. The best way for the student to document this finding is to write:
1. "Patient cyanotic with ambulation." 2. "Dyspnea noted after walking 15 feet." 3. "Patient complains that he can't catch his breath." 4. "Hypoxemia present after walking to the bathroom."