The nurse is planning care for a patient recently diagnosed with herpes zoster. Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse give highest priority?
1. Acute Pain
2. Ineffective Health Maintenance
3. Anxiety
4. Deficient Knowledge
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Rationale 1: In the initial period of the disorder, pain is a primary concern.
Rationale 2: Health maintenance behaviors cannot be altered until one of the other diagnoses is addressed.
Rationale 3: Anxiety cannot be addressed adequately until one of the other diagnoses is addressed.
Rationale 4: Teaching will not be effective until another diagnosis is addressed.
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a. 3 mL b. 5 mL c. 10 mL d. 15 mL
The nurse completed discharge teaching for the family of a child with a urinary tract infection. Which of the following statements by one of the caregivers would indicate an understanding of the nurse's teaching about the antibiotics?
a. "We will stop the antibiotics then the child is fever free or the urine culture comes back negative." b. "We will give the antibiotics until they are all gone, even if the child is feeling well and looks well." c. "We will fill half the prescription for antibiotics and if there are still symptoms then those are gone, we will fill the other half." d. "We will save a few of the antibiotic tablets and then the next time our child has this problem, we can start them early."
For which adverse effect should the nurse assess a client receiving a methylxanthine?
A. "Have you experienced any recent coughing?" B. "Have you experienced any weight loss?" C. "How have you been sleeping?" D. "Have you experienced any urinary retention?"
A patient develops skin cancer on the head and neck following years of sunbathing. Which of the following cancers is most likely?
a. Lymphoma b. Adenoma c. Basal cell carcinoma d. Leukemia