__________ is sustained elevated BP with no known cause
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Essential hypertension
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The nurse is planning a teaching session with the client who had major abdominal surgery yesterday. Which of the following is a priority nursing intervention before beginning the teaching session?
1. Assess and treat the client's pain level before beginning teaching. 2. Assess the client's vital signs prior to teaching. 3. Assist the client into a chair at the bedside. 4. Answer the client's questions.
Your patient has been taking Buspar for 1 month. On returning to the clinic for a follow-up visit, which statement would describe medication effectiveness?
A. Reduction in number of delusions B. Less depressed C. Sleeping better D. Reduced desire for alcohol
A client has been placed on a ventilator. The physician has ordered that the ventilator be set to deliver a respiratory rate set of 28 breaths/min. The nurse questions the order, citing concerns about which acid-base problem?
a. Acid deficit: alkalosis b. Base excess: alkalosis c. Acid excess: acidosis d. Base deficit: acidosis
A woman in labor and delivery is being given subcutaneous terbutaline for preterm labor. Which of the following common medication effects would the nurse expect to see in the mother?
a. Serum potassium level increases b. Diarrhea c. Urticaria d. Complaints of nervousness