Long-term use of androgens requires specific laboratory monitoring of:
1. Glucose, calcium, testosterone, and thyroid function
2. Calcium, testosterone, PSA, and liver function
3. Calcium, testosterone, PSA, liver function, glucose, and lipids
4. CBC, testosterone, PSA, and thyroid level
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A. Evaporation. B. Shivering. C. Decreased metabolic activity. D. Vasoconstriction.
The nurse is caring for a client receiving radiation therapy who is experiencing nausea and vomiting. An important nursing intervention is to encourage the client to:
1. Avoid all food and liquid until nausea and/or vomiting stops. 2. Use a commercial mouthwash before eating a meal. 3. Delay intake of meal until 3-4 hours after treatment. 4. Eat spicy or well-seasoned foods instead of bland foods.
A nurse in the rehabilitation unit is caring for an older adult patient who is in cardiac rehabilitation following an MI. The nurse's plan of care calls for the patient to walk for 10 minutes 3 times a day
The patient questions the relationship between walking and heart function. How should the nurse best reply? A) "The arteries in your legs constrict when you walk and allow the blood to move faster and with more pressure on the tissue." B) Walking increases your heart rate and blood pressure. Therefore your heart is under less stress." C) "Walking helps your heart adjust to your new arteries and helps build your self-esteem." D) "When you walk, the muscles in your legs contract and pump the blood in your veins back toward your heart, which allows more blood to return to your heart."
Write out the following order for a patient on this antidepressant: Effexor XR tab ent 75 mg AM pc full glass of water
What will be an ideal response?