Which health problems should you teach a patient can be caused by chronic hyperlipidemia? (select all that apply)
a. Hypertension
b. Pancreatitis
c. Peptic ulcer disease
d. Xanthoma
e. Diabetes mellitus
ANS: A, B, D
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What is a management function associated with career development?
A) Is self-aware of personal values influencing career development B) Encourages employees to take responsibility for their own career planning C) Identifies, encourages, and develops future leaders D) Works cooperatively with other departments in arranging for the release of employees to take other positions within the organization
The brother of a client with schizophrenia says to the nurse: "I would like to help my brother, but he just doesn't seem to understand he has a serious psychological problem. He tells me he is fine and just gets a little weird occasionally"
The nurse explains: A) "Many people with schizophrenia use denial as a coping mechanism." B) "This is why it is so difficult to treat since lack of insight is a large part of the disease." C) "Because of the stigma attached to mental illness most people with schizophrenia won't tell others they have the disease." D) "They need to take their medications when having psychotic episodes."
A patient reports chest pain, nausea, and vomiting off and on for the last 4 days, which the patient interpreted as the flu. Which laboratory tests will provide information about acute cardiac damage for this patient?
1. Troponin I and T 2. Red blood cells 3. CPK-MB 4. Homocysteine and platelets
After talking to the physician over the phone, a medication was ordered and the nurse gave the young boy his first dose. The boy almost immediately showed serious signs of allergy
and the nurse immediately administered adrenaline per standing orders of the agency. The nurse breathed a sigh of relief that the boy was okay until the boy's mother exclaimed, "We are definitely suing you." Can the mother win such a suit? Select all that apply. A. No; the nurse cannot be held responsible for what a physician orders. B. No; there was no long-term harm done to the boy. C. Yes; the nurse is the one who gave the drug to the boy that caused the reaction. D. Yes; the nurse has no evidence that the physician ordered the offending drug. E. Yes; the nurse may have misunderstood what drug the physician wanted given. F. Yes; the boy and his parents were frightened, and emotional distress is adequate for a lawsuit.