A client is ordered to receive an NSAID for a disorder. The client states that she is aware that NSAIDs are frequently taken to decrease inflammation. The nurse clarifies that these agents may also be taken to:
a. decrease pulse rate.
b. reduce body temperature.
c. decrease blood pressure.
d. increase platelet aggregation.
ANS: B
One of the functions of NSAIDs is to reduce body temperature.
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1. Childhood-onset conduct disorder is more severe than the adolescent-onset type, and these individuals likely develop antisocial personality disorder in adulthood. 2. Childhood-onset conduct disorder is caused by a difficult temperament, and the child is likely to outgrow these behaviors by adulthood. 3. Childhood-onset conduct disorder is diagnosed only when behaviors emerge before the age of 5, and, therefore, improvement is likely. 4. Childhood-onset conduct disorder has no treatment or cure, and children diagnosed with this disorder are likely to develop progressive oppositional defiant disorder.
The nurse is planning the care of a patient in the intensive care unit. With regard to maintaining adequate fluid volume for this patient, the nurse realizes that interventions should be planned to reduce the risk of which condition?
1. Retention of potassium 2. Retention of sodium 3. Loss of calcium 4. Loss of magnesium
The nurse is caring for a patient who has an order to change a dressing twice a day, at 0600 and 1800. At 1400, the nurse notices that the dressing is saturated. What is the nurse's next action?
a. Wait and change the dressing at 1800 as ordered. b. Revise the plan of care and change the dressing now. c. Reassess the dressing and the wound in 1 hour. d. Discontinue the plan of care.
Report to the supervising nurse if you notice unsafe conditions in the client's home that you cannot correct
Indicate whether the statement is true or false