A patient is receiving internal radiation therapy (Brachytherapy) and has had a low dose radiation seed implanted directly into the prostate gland. What nursing implications us related to this therapy?
A. Ensure that any staff member or visitor who its pregnant is not exposed to the patiet
B. Organize the nursing care so that exposure to the patient is limited to a few minutes
C. instruct the UAP that all urine specimens should be immediately discarded
D. Teach the patient that fatigue is common, but it should pass after several months
Answer: D. Teach the patient that fatigue is common, but it should pass after several months
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A) Provides positive publicity for nursing B) Validates nurses' expert knowledge and practice C) Mandated by government regulations D) Demonstrates basic knowledge in the field
A client's cardiac status is being observed by telemetry monitoring. The nurse observes a P wave that changes shape in lead II. What conclusion does the nurse make about the P wave?
a. It originates from an ectopic focus. b. The P wave was replaced by U waves. c. It is from the sinoatrial (SA) node. d. Multiple P waves are present.
After a traumatic brain injury, a patient is found to be positioned with arms extended and hands clenched. This position is indicative of:
A) Spinal cord lesion. B) Frontal lobe lesion. C) Decorticate posturing. D) Decerebrate posturing.
Classic hemophilia (hemophilia A) involves a deficiency in:
1. Factor V. 2. Factor VIII. 3. Factor IX. 4. Factor XIII.