A patient who has been diagnosed with gestational hypertension asks the nurse what caused it. The nurse explains that there are many theories, but the cause is:
a. too much salt.
b. a toxin.
c. unknown.
d. diabetes.
C
The cause of gestational hypertension is unknown.
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A nurse planning a staff education session would correctly explain the role of psychopharmacologic treatment as which of the following?
1. Decrease clients' worst symptoms so that they do not require long-term treatment. 2. Promote clients' physiologic stability so that they can grow holistically. 3. Stabilize clients so that they can participate in psychoanalysis. 4. Manage clients so that they are happy and do not have to endure the stresses of everyday life.
A patient who is taking clopidogrel [Plavix] calls the nurse to report black, tarry stools and coffee-ground emesis. The nurse will tell the patient to:
a. ask the provider about using aspirin in-stead of clopidogrel. b. consume a diet high in vitamin K. c. continue taking the clopidogrel until talk-ing to the provider. d. stop taking the clopidogrel immediately.
A patient's pupils are equal and reactive to light, direct, and consensual. Consensual constriction of the pupil indicates which of the following?
A) The pupil reacts immediately, equally, and briskly. B) The pupil receiving the light constricts. C) The pupil constricts and converges equally. D) The pupil not receiving the direct light constricts with the pupil receiving the direct light.
The nutrition class is discussing how some nutrients are necessary for various chemical substances in the body. What is an essential component of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)?
A) Iron B) Iodine C) Zinc D) Selenium