A client has been prescribed a barbiturate for control of seizures. What must the nurse
keep in mind when monitoring the client?
A) Client is likely to have insomnia
B) Client may have frequent mood changes
C) Client may develop hypertension
D) Client may have urinary frequency
B
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A patient has recently had a hemorrhagic stroke. The nurse should most strongly suspect which precipitating factor in this patient?
A) Myocardial infarction B) Hypertension C) Atrial infarction D) Diabetes
An excited mother of a teenage boy with severe acne furiously reports to the nurse, "I've told him a thousand times he should bathe more often! I've kept after him about all that junk food he eats
I jump on him when I see him squeezing his zits. I tried to get him to scrub his face three times a day!" The complaint the nurse recognizes as a true statement about the cause of acne is: 1. poor personal hygiene. 2. ingestion of junk food. 3. squeezing lesions. 4. need for facial scrubs.
A major cause of rebellious behavior in children and adolescents is:
A) Setting fair and consistent boundaries B) Feeling rejection or indifference from their parents C) Expecting age-appropriate responsibility D) Spending 1 hour daily in "family time"
The nurse is planning discharge teaching to a client with a diabetic wound. Which is the priority action for the nurse prior to initiating teaching with this client?
A) Asking the client to state what is known about the current dressing changes B) Teaching the client how to take blood sugars C) Assessing the client's ability to self-administer insulin D) Determining the client's reaction to being a diabetic