The emergency department nurse is documenting the medication history of an Asian immigrant. The patient denies taking any medications, but the nurse notes a bottle of capsules in the patient's bag. What information will the nurse collect next?
A. Vital signs
B. Insurance information
C. Primary care provider name
D. Use of herbs or over-the-counter medications
Answer: D. Use of herbs or over-the-counter medications
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A) Salmonella infection B) Mycobacterium tuberculosis C) Clostridium difficile D) Pneumocystis pneumonia
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a. thin, clear, and watery. b. thick, white, and milky. c. thick with white mucoid clumps. d. thin, with occasional dark red or rust-colored discharge.
The postpartum client is concerned about mastitis because she experienced it with her last baby. Preventive measures the nurse could teach include:
1. Wearing a tight-fitting bra. 2. Limiting feedings to q.i.d. 3. Frequent breastfeeding. 4. Forcing fluids.
Which of the following should be included when a nurse is recording a client's output? (Select all that apply.)
a. NG tube drainage d. diarrhea b. vomitus e. surgical drain c. urine