An adolescent female asks the nurse about taking retinoic acid (Accutane). The nurse instructs that the medication:
a. should be used only for 10 weeks.
b. requires that sexually active females use contraception.
c. lowers hemoglobin very quickly.
d. has few side effects.
B
Accutane has many side effects and can produce birth defects. Effective contraception is necessary during treatment and 1 month after the 20 weeks it is to be taken.
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A) Place the client in a hot bath. B) Apply moisturizer liberally. C) Wrap affected areas in dry dressings. D) Use a warm-mist humidifier.
The nurse is caring for a client who has an ulceration appearing as a deep crater with undermining of adjacent tissue loss. The nurse recognizes that this client has which type of ulcer present?
a. stage I c. stage III b. stage II d. stage IV
A patient's heart rate is found to be 72 beats per minute and regular. The nurse evaluates which situation in the patient's peripheral nervous system? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The sympathetic system is in control. 2. The parasympathetic system is dominating. 3. Both parasympathetic and sympathetic systems are influencing cardiac status. 4. The autonomic nervous system is affecting cardiac status. 5. The somatic nervous system is affecting cardiac status.
An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement to obtain an arterial blood gas specimen is to:
A. Insert the needle at a 45-degree angle B. Use a 19-gauge, 1-inch needle C. Leave 0.5 ml of heparin in the syringe D. Aspirate the blood after the puncture