The nurse is caring for an African-American patient who has been diagnosed with glaucoma. The nurse anticipates that which medication will be most effective for this client?
a. Bimatoprost (Lumigan)
b. Latanoprost (Xalatan)
c. Travoprost (Travatan Z)
d. Unoprostone (Rescula)
ANS: C
Travoprost has been found to be more effective in African Americans than in non-African Americans.
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a. "Would you like to talk about this more?" b. "You're lucky to have such a devoted daughter." c. "You must feel as though you are a bur-den." d. "Would you like an antidepressant medi-cation?"
A client with cholelithiasis is in the clinic for assessment. The nurse should instruct the client to make which lifestyle modification?
1. Reduce sodium intake 2. Increase fluids 3. Decrease smoking 4. Decrease fat consumption
The nurse observes that another nurse on the unit who is caring for a client on a ventilator seems impaired and unable to perform care for the client
The impaired nurse is caring for clients on the night shift and also functions as a charge nurse at times. The responsibility of the first nurse is to: 1. Confront the nurse caring for the client. 2. Call the nurse manager of the unit. 3. Notify security. 4. Discuss the situation with the charge nurse.
If the phone book is next to the telephone, it is not necessary to maintain a list of emergency numbers.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)