The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a surgical transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The nurse would explain the client can expect which of the following postoperatively?
A) chemotherapy treatments that will start within two weeks postoperatively B) infertility, due to ligation of the vas deferens C) surgical dressing changes twice daily D) a urethral catheter with bladder irrigation
D
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The nurse teaches a 65-year-old obese client who works as a greeter in a store regarding care of the client's varicose veins. Which of the following statements, if made by the client, indicates the need for further teaching?
A) I can sit with my legs crossed at the knees. B) I elevate my legs on breaks and in the evening. C) I have joined weight watchers to help me lose my excess weight. D) I will get some support stockings from the medical supply company.
By allowing the ICU patient's family to visit as often as the patient condition will allow, the nurse is considering which type of need within the patient and his family?
a. Trust b. Social support c. Environmental d. Dependence
Which nursing intervention would be most effective when assisting a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to learn to use good hygiene measures each morning?
a. Have the child watch parents groom and dress each morning. b. Stay with the child while talking them through each activity every morning. c. Add a new activity to the morning care routine each time the child masters a task. d. Dress the child slowly and encourage him or her to practice redressing again alone.
Your patient has been stabilized taking only primidone (Mysoline). Which drug besides primidone may be assayed during his stay in the hospital to monitor his therapy?
a. pentobarbital b. phenobarbital c. valproic acid d. phenytoin