A nurse is researching a standardized herbal supplement to help a patient with pain. What does the word standardized mean?
A) It is an all-natural product.
B) It is not contaminated by other ingredients.
C) It contains a certain amount of an active ingredient.
D) It can be toxic in higher than regular doses.
C
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A teenager is admitted with Addison's disease. Which laboratory findings does the nurse correlate with this condition? (Select all that apply.)
A. Blood glucose: 54 mg/dL B. Potassium: 6.5 mEq/L C. Sodium: 3.9 mEq/L D. Urine culture: negative E. White blood cell count: 5500/mm3
A patient with diabetes develops ventricular tachycardia and is in the hospital for evaluation of this condition. The nurse reviews the history and learns that the patient takes mexiletine [Mexitil] for pain caused by peripheral neuropathy
What should the nurse do? a. Discuss common side effects associated with taking mexiletine with cardiac agents. b. Understand that this drug will help with both peripheral neuropathy and dysrhyth-mias. c. Notify the provider to request that another drug be used for peripheral neuropathy pain. d. Request an order for renal function and hepatic function tests.
The nurse assesses a patient in active labor and determines that the fetus is in the left occiput posterior position. The patient indicates to the nurse that she does not want an epidural
Which is the best technique for the nurse to include in the patient's plan of care? a. Effleurage b. Sacral pressure c. Progressive relaxation d. Rapid, paced breathing
The school nurse's main focus in child abuse or neglect issues is:
a. running an abuse and neglect group b. doing psychological testing c. awareness: recognizing signs and symptoms and reporting to authorities d. working with the caregivers to change their behavior to less pathological behavior