A client with cancer of the larynx is receiving external radiation therapy of the neck. Which side effect related specifically to the site of irradiation does the nurse tell the client to expect?
A. Diarrhea
B. Dyspnea
C. Headache
D. Dysphagia
Ans: D. Dysphagia
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A patient is administered daptomycin (Cubicin) to treat a gram-negative infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Which of the following symptoms should be reported immediately to the physician based on the adverse effects of daptomycin?
A) Weakness of the legs and arms B) Decreased wound drainage C) Afebrile D) Shortness of breath
The client is receiving an intravenous infusion of 60 mEq of potassium chloride in a 1000 mL solution of dextrose 5% in 0.45% saline. The client states that the area around the IV site burns. What intervention does the nurse perform first?
a. Notify the physician. b. Assess for a blood return. c. Document the finding. d. Stop the IV infusion.
The nurse who tells the patient that she is discharged but not allowed to leave the hospital yet and takes the patient's purse is at risk for which of the following intentional torts?
1. False imprisonment 2. Defamation of character 3. Invasion of privacy 4. Breach of confidentiality
A test question that presents a case regarding a hydrocephalic and schizophrenic child who is undergoing a procedure for shunt removal due to a severe infection where the child's sepsis is the primary issue falls under which key category of the
NCLEX-RN test plan? a. safe and effective care environment b. health promotion and maintenance c. psychosocial integrity d. physiological integrity