The patient had a stroke and is currently immobile. The nurse realizes that increasing mobility is critical because immobility can result in alterations in which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cardiovascular function
b. Pulmonary function
c. Skin integrity
d. Elimination
A, B, C, D
When mobility is altered, many body systems are at risk for impairment. Impaired mobility can result in altered cardiovascular functioning, disruption of normal metabolic functioning, increased risk for pulmonary complications, the development of pressure ulcers, and urinary elimination alterations.
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You are administering the first dose of an opioid drug to a patient. Which specific related actions should you take before and after giving the dose?
a. Ask if the patient is allergic to sulfa drugs and monitor for a reaction after giving the drug. b. Place the patient on bed rest before giving the drug and keep him or her on bed rest after to avoid accidental falling. c. Check the patient's respiratory rate and oxygen saturation before and after giving the drug and monitor for respiratory depression. d. Administer a drug such as naloxone (Narcan) both before and after giving the opioid drug to prevent respiratory depression.
Which of the following is true about older adults?
A) They have short medical histories. B) They believe old wives' tales more than traditional medicine. C) They may not report all symptoms as significant. D) All of the above.
A client calls the clinic and tells the nurse that she has missed taking several of her contraceptive pills during the current cycle. What is the best instruction for the nurse to give the client?
1. "Please come into the clinic immediately to have a pregnancy test done." 2. "You might consider another form of birth control if you keep missing your pills." 3. "If you have missed fewer than three of your pills, you do not need to worry." 4. "You should use an alternative form of birth control for the rest of this cycle."
Which of the following persons do NOT require prophylactic antibiotic treatment before a dental or surgical procedure?
A. A 32-year-old woman with a mitral valve prolapse associated with mitral regurgitation B. A 70-year-old man with mild aortic stenosis caused by calcification of the aortic valve C. A 37-year-old man who previously had a scarred mitral valve replaced with an artificial heart valve D. A 55-year-old man with diabetes and angina pectoris