The nurse is preparing to administer Sinemet to a patient with Parkinson's disease. The nurse recognizes that this drug is a combination of levodopa and carbidopa and that the carbidopa:
A. increases levodopa available in the central nervous system.
B. blocks breakdown of levodopa in the liver.
C. inhibits intestinal binding of levodopa.
D. mimics the action of levodopa
Answer: A. increases levodopa available in the central nervous system.
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A 40-year old primigravida has undergone nuchal translucency screening. The results show a finding of 3.3 mm. What information should the nurse provide the parents?
A. The fetus has an open neural tube defect. B. The fetus has an increased risk for genetic disorders. C. These results are inconclusive. D. These results are normal in an older mother.
The population health nurse is concerned that a client is at risk for developing a mental health disorder. Which psychological risk factors did the nurse assess to make this clinical determination? (Select all that apply.)
1. Ninth grade education. 2. Short-tempered with staff. 3. Critical of health care workers. 4. Recently lost both parents to death. 5. Employed as a food service worker.
The nurse is working with the client to assess multiple family members' involvement in his disease process. Which questions best fit this assessment?
1. "Are you married? How long have you been married?" 2. "Do you have children? How many children do you have?" 3. "What do you usually have for dinner? Do you sit down with your family for a meal?" 4. "What do you do for yourself? What do your family members do for you?"
A patient presents to the emergency department after falling from a ladder at home. He has multiple contusions and abrasion on his right side and is holding his right arm tightly across his chest. On inspection, the nurse notes that the patient's trachea is slight displaced toward the left. Which nursing intervention is priority?
1. Have the patient release his arm and sit up straight for reassessment. 2. Notify the emergency room physician immediately. 3. Auscultate the patient's lung fields. 4. Position the patient flat in bed without a pillow.