The nurse determines that treatment of a client with a beta-adrenergic blocker for myocardial infarction has been effective when:
A) Tachycardia occurs.
B) Blood pressure is 90/50.
C) Decreased dysrhythmias occur.
D) Decreased urinary output occurs.
Ans: C) Decreased dysrhythmias occur.
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a. Decrease calories because the child will be on bed rest and will not need as many. b. Increase calories and protein to compensate for the healing process. c. Increase fat to replace the layer of fat next to the burned skin. d. Decrease carbohydrates and starches because the pancreas is strained by the healing process.
Confusion and misinformation relative to herbal medicine can make patients reluctant to disclose their herbal use to health care providers. What should be the nurse's approach?
a. Instructive b. Nonjudgmental c. Inquisitive d. Determined
The primary nurse shares with the healthcare team the need for her client, diagnosed with cancer, to go out on pass to attend her daughter's wedding. She is serving in what role as a nurse?
A) Caregiver B) Educator C) Counselor D) Advocate
A stable cancer patient tells you that she thinks she will die soon. You should
A) tell the patient she is wrong. B) inform the patient's family. C) tell the patient to keep fighting. D) avoid giving the patient false hope.