A patient diagnosed with AD is being treated with a ChE inhibitor drug. The patient develops facial flushing, sweating, and leg cramps. The nurse should attribute these symptoms to
a. irreversible acetylcholinesterase stimulation.
b. inhibition of butyrylcholinesterase(BChE).
c. neurodegeneration in the hippocampus.
d. cytochrome P-450 system activation.
B
Gastrointestinal (GI) and other peripheral side effects of ChE inhibitor drugs are attributable to inhibition of BChE. The other options are not viable explanations.
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Which finding in a female client by the nurse would receive the highest priority of further diagnostics?
a. Tender moveable masses throughout the breast tissue b. A 3-cm firm, defined mobile mass in the lower quadrant of the breast c. Nontender immobile mass in the upper outer quadrant of the breast d. Small, painful mass under warm reddened skin
Complete the following sentence with the correct word or number
To ensure accuracy and prevent misinterpretation, place a _____ before the decimal point.
During a support group, a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia says, "Sometimes I feel sad that I will never have a good job like my brother. Then I dwell on it and maybe I should not."
Select the nurse leader's best comment to facilitate discussion of this issue. a. "It is often better to focus on our successes rather than our failures." b. "How have others in the group handled painful feelings like these?" c. "Grieving for what is lost is a normal part of having a mental disorder." d. "I wonder if you might also experience feelings of anger and helplessness."
Cost must be considered in planning and evaluation. There are numerous types of cost studies applied to the health care industry. Cost accounting studies are performed to
1. Detect what percentages of clients recover 2. Measure how long it takes for clients to see a caregiver 3. Note how many cases are associated with other major risk factors 4. Find the actual cost of a program