A nurse administering cortisol must realize this glucocorticoid
A) promotes the storage of glucagon.
B) increases the number of lymphocytes.
C) inhibits the intake of insulin.
D) affects plasma glucose levels.
D
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A nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the surgical unit. The client's blood pressure was 142/76 mm Hg 30 minutes ago, and now is 88/50 mm Hg. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Call the Rapid Response Team. b. Document and continue to monitor. c. Notify the primary care provider. d. Repeat blood pressure measurement in 15 minutes.
A 25-year-old patient was admitted to the surgical floor wearing contact lenses. Assistive personnel ask the nurse if contact lenses need special attention
The nurse informs the assistive personnel that non–extended-wear contacts left in the eyes for an extended period of time can cause which of the following? a. Blindness b. Corneal injury c. Otitis externa d. Otitis media
Two forms of therapy that call for the nurse to plan for an initial rise in client anxiety level are
a. relaxation training and meditation. b. flooding and response prevention. c. anxiolytic therapy and ß-blocker use. d. modeling and cognitive restructuring.
Pigmented, raised, warty lesions over the face and trunk should be assessed by an experienced practitioner who can distinguish:
a. cutaneous tags from lentigines. b. furuncles from folliculitis. c. sebaceous hyperplasia from eczema. d. seborrheic keratoses from actinic keratos-es.