When first interviewing an elderly patient, a nurse should include questions about
a. Nutrition
b. Family history
c. Chronic diseases
d. All of the above
D
The presence of any chronic diseases, the nutritional status of the person, and family history, which can play a role in the development of certain diseases and in life span, all are important parts of the initial assessment of an elderly adult.
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A patient has been admitted after an accident at work. During the assessment, the patient is having trouble hearing and states, "I don't know what the matter is. All of a sudden, I can't hear you out of my left ear!" What should the nurse do next?
a. Make note of this finding for the report to the next shift. b. Prepare to remove cerumen from the patient's ear. c. Notify the patient's health care provider. d. Irrigate the ear with rubbing alcohol.
Regarding the use of nitrate products for coronary artery disease, the nurse should instruct a patient about the benefits of taking nitrates using which of the following statements? (Select all that apply.)
a. Oxygen demands are reduced in the heart. b. Small blood vessels are increased in the heart. c. The inner heart has less oxygen supply. d. Oral nitrates have a slow onset of action. e. Oral nitrates are changed in the liver to inactive products.
The nurse is reviewing the following laboratory results and determines that which of the following requires immediate intervention?
• WBC 14,600 mm3 • Monocyte count 6:% • Wound culture showing no growth • Sedimentation rate female patient 9 mm/hr
Which action should the nurse in the emergency department anticipate for a 23-year-old patient who has had several episodes of bloody diarrhea?
a. Obtain a stool specimen for culture. b. Administer antidiarrheal medication. c. Provide teaching about antibiotic therapy. d. Teach about adverse effects of acetaminophen (Tylenol).