A 68-year-old patient with a bleeding duodenal ulcer has a nasogastric (NG) tube in place, and the health care provider orders 30 mL of aluminum hydroxide/magnesium hydroxide (Maalox) to be instilled through the tube every hour. To evaluate the effectiveness of this treatment, the nurse
a. monitors arterial blood gas values daily.
b. periodically aspirates and tests gastric pH.
c. checks each stool for the presence of occult blood.
d. measures the volume of residual stomach contents.
b. periodically aspirates and tests gastric pH.
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The nurse is caring for a patient with schizophrenia who is experiencing auditory hallucinations. The patient tells the nurse, "The voices in my head are telling me to do things that I don't want to do."
When planning care for this patient, what is the priority nursing diagnosis that the nurse will formulate? 1. Risk for violence caused by schizophrenia, manifested by command hallucinations. 2. Risk for violence due to auditory hallucinations, as evidenced by command hallucinations. 3. Disturbed thought processes due to schizophrenia, as evidenced by command hallucinations. 4. Disturbed thought processes due to auditory hallucinations, manifested by command hallucinations.
During their pathophysiology class the nursing students study seizures. How might the instructor best describe the cause of a seizure?
A) Uncontrolled normal electrical charges throughout the brain B) A dysrhythmia in the motor strip of the brain C) A dysrhythmia in the nerve cells in one section of the brain D) Abnormal, recurring, controlled electrical charges in the brain
The nurse prepares to change a patient's medication from an intravenous to an oral form and notes that the oral form is ordered in a higher dose. The nurse understands that this is due to differences in
a. bioavailability. b. pinocytosis. c. protein binding. d. tachyphylaxis.
What are potential beneficial effects of taking vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) supplements? (Select all that apply.)
a. Delayed progression of macular degeneration b. Improved blood clotting c. Lowered risk of developing Alzheimer's disease d. Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease e. Reduced risk of colds in elderly patients