The nurse is gathering the necessary equipment in preparation for examining a client's ears. The nurse will be checking bone and air conduction of sound. Which of the following would the nurse obtain?
A) Penlight
B) Tongue depressor
C) Tuning fork
D) Otoscope
C
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A patient who is steroid dependent due to adrenocortical insufficiency calls the clinic and is very upset, telling the nurse of the extreme stress he or she is experiencing right now
What does the nurse expect the health care provider will order concerning his or her medication? A) The dosage may continue as ordered. B) The medication may be discontinued until stress declines. C) The dosage of the medication may be increased. D) The dosage of the medication may be decreased.
The client worries that her antidepressant medications are not working. She has been taking them for 3 days now and feels no change. The nurse's best response to her is,
1. You really don't need these medications to control yourself. 2. Many antidepressant medications are not effective with some people. 3. Many antidepressant medications take 1 to 4 weeks before the effects are noticed. 4. Many antidepressant medications take 1 to 2 months before the effects are no-ticed.
A patient who has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has developed pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) and will receive parenteral pentamidine [Pentam 300]. The nurse caring for this patient will:
a. administer the drug with the patient su-pine and monitor the blood pressure closely. b. inform the patient to report coughing and shortness of breath. c. teach the patient that darkening of the urine may occur with this drug. d. tell the patient to report yellow discolora-tion of the sclerae.
If a woman is at risk for thrombus, and is not ready to ambulate, nurses might intervene in all of the following except:
1. put her in TED hose and/or SCD boots. 2. flex, extend, and rotate her feet, ankles, and legs. 3. sit her in a chair. 4. notify the doctor immediately if there is a positive Homans sign.