A nurse correctly instructs a patient not to leave which of the following in a car?
1. Dry-powder inhalers (DPI)
2. Metered-dose inhalers (MDI)
3. Narcotics
4. Sublingual medications
ANS: 2
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A patient tells the nurse at the clinic, "I have been leaving out my midday dose of antidepressant medication. I have lunch with friends and don't want them to know I take pills." Select the nurse's most effective intervention
a. Investigate the possibility of once-daily dosing of the antidepressant. b. Explain how taking each dose of medication on time relates to health maintenance. c. Suggest the patient take the medication when none of the friends is watching. d. Establish the nursing diagnosis, Ineffective management of the therapeutic regimen.
During a Weber test, a patient is found to have increased hearing in the right ear. The nurse realizes that this finding is consistent with:
1. normal aging. 2. conductive hearing loss in the right ear. 3. possible buildup of cerumen or otitis media in the left ear. 4. perforated left eardrum.
Instructions indicating a client's wishes regarding health care interventions or designating someone to act as a surrogate in making such decisions are called:
a. healthcare provider orders c. advance directives b. palliative care d. nursing care plan
The nurse is completing the admission assessment on a client who has obstructive sleep apnea. Which findings would be probable in this client? Select all that apply
1. Reddened uvula 2. Large soft palate 3. Obesity 4. Short neck 5. Deviated septum