After the initiation of testosterone gel therapy, when should serum hormone levels be monitored?
a. After 24 hours
b. After 1 week
c. After 14 days
d. After 1 month
c
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The nurse has been caring for a child who has been receiving growth hormone therapy for several years. When the child returns for evaluation following a sudden growth spurt, what nursing diagnosis will the nurse add to the plan of care?
A) Disturbed body image B) Deficient knowledge regarding drug therapy C) Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements related to metabolic changes D) Risk for disproportionate growth
The nurse is caring for a client who will undergo a gastrectomy the following day. Which interventions are included in the postoperative plan of care for the client? (Select all that apply.)
a. Monitor and record accurate intake and output (I&O). b. Remind the client to use the incentive spirometer twice daily. c. Change abdominal dressings daily using medical asepsis. d. Remind the client daily to use patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) before pain becomes severe. e. Keep the head of the client's bed elevated whenever possible. f. Irrigate the nasogastric tube with normal saline every 8 hours PRN.
The most appropriate teachable moment to discuss with the patient that his or her weight gain is being caused by fluid and not food intake would be during
1. Meals. 2. Daily weights. 3. Medication administration. 4. Bathing and personal care.
Two months after a kidney transplant, the client returns and is diagnosed as having an acute rejection episode
The client says, "I was doing so well with my new kidney and the thought of having to go back to living on hemodialysis is so depressing." What is the nurse's best re-sponse? A. "You should have followed your drug regimen better." B. "You should be glad that at least hemodialysis is an option for you. Remember that people whose liver transplants are rejected have no other options." C. "You should keep in mind that one acute rejection episode does not mean that you will lose the new kidney. Usually, these episodes can be reversed with the right treatment." D. "You should remember that finding a donor for a new kidney is the easiest trans-plant option. Our center is high on the list for obtaining organs for transplant from the national registry."