When evaluating the patient for a pituitary tumor, attention on the computed tomography scan should be focused on the
a. frontal lobe. c. temporal lobe.
b. sella turcica. d. anterior fossa.
B
The sella turcica at the base of the skull is the area to focus on to visualize the pituitary gland.
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A nurse is caring for a patient and is to administer mecamylamine (Inversine) for essential hypertension. It would be prudent for the nurse to provide which of the following instructions to the patient prior to administration?
a. Change positions slowly. b. Take the drug with food. c. Take the drug early in the morning. d. Expect diarrhea as the major side effect.
Which of the following nursing interventions would be appropriate when a nurse is working with a multiproblem family? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assuring the family that the nurse will be there to help them with their problems b. Describing how one person's thoughts and behaviors affect another family member c. Expressing the nurse's own feelings about the family and its situation d. Giving feedback on emotions and behavior and distinguishing between them e. Role-modeling circular communication with adequate ambiguity and vagueness f. Working toward small but achievable success in small areas
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A. take the temperature only. B. ask family members to wait in the lobby. C. remove all prostheses. D. make an occupied bed.