A client who has a history of Crohn's disease is admitted to the hospital with fever, diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, and weight loss. The nurse should monitor the client for:
a) Hyperalbuminemia.
b) Thrombocytopenia.
c) Hypokalemia.
d) Hypercalcemia.
Answer: c) Hypokalemia.
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a. Holistic c. Personalistic b. Biomedical d. Magicoreligious
When the nursing student identifies which of the following as a risk factor for developing breast cancer does the nurse educator know that the student will need additional instruction?
A) Women who had their first menstrual period before age 12. B) Women who experienced menopause after age 55. C) Women who have a first-degree relative with breast cancer. D) Women who do not use hormonal replacement therapy with menopause.
The nurse is providing care to a client with neurologic problems and notices that the client is experiencing a penile erection. Which nursing reaction is correct?
A) Excuse yourself and return later. B) Inquire what the client is thinking about. C) Ask the client if he would like a few minutes alone. D) Perform duties professionally and explain that spontaneous erections are unpredictable.
When counseling clients regarding the use of antidiarrheal drugs such as Imodium anti-diarrheal and Kaopectate, the nurse practitioner advises patients to
A. Use all the medication B. Do not use for possible infectious diarrhea C. Use should exceed one week for effectiveness D. These drugs provide exactly the same pharmaceutical effects