When the nurse is reviewing a client's history, which factor would lead the nurse to determine that oral contraceptives would be contraindicated?
A) Frequent iron deficiency anemia C) Weight loss of twenty pounds
B) Smoking one pack per day D) Recent gallbladder surgery
B
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Which of the following statements would alert the nurse to the potential for impaired bonding between mother and newborn?
A) "You have your daddy's eyes." C) "Where did you get all that hair?" B) "He looks like a frog to me." D) "He seems to sleep too much."
A patient has recently recovered from pneumonia. She is on an expectorant for a cough she developed with her pneumonia. She discovers that she now wheezes after jogging in the morning. What might the nurse expect the physician to suggest?
a. Taking an oral bronchodilator before running b. Using an intranasal steroid nebulizer before running c. Taking a spray decongestant before running d. Drinking 2 quarts of water daily
An institutional policy ____
a. Fosters inconsistency in administrative actions b. Helps guide organizational decision making c. Is incongruent with the values of the institution d. Outlines specific steps on how to perform an act
A patient taking warfarin (Coumadin) has just begun chemotherapy. The patient comes to the clinic for a follow-up appointment and complains of blood in her urine. The nurse's most imme-diate action should be to
a. advise the patient that this is normal with this type of drugs. b. check the platelet count for thrombocytopenia. c. advise the patient that she will need to skip the next round of chemotherapy. d. administer epoetin (Epogen) subcutaneously.