In the following clinical question, what is the exposure? "Does taking antidepressants affect the risk of suicide for cognitively impaired adolescents?"
A) Adolescence
B) Suicide
C) Antidepressant use
D) Cognitive impairment
C
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An expectant couple asks the nurse about intercourse during pregnancy and if it is safe for the baby. The nurse should tell the couple that:
a. Intercourse should be avoided if any spotting from the vagina occurs afterward. b. Intercourse is safe until the third trimester. c. Safer sex practices should be used once the membranes rupture. d. Intercourse and orgasm are often contraindicated if a history of or signs of pre-term labor are present.
The nurse cares for a client in a community health clinic. The nurse is uncomfortable because the client remains very close when communicating. This discomfort makes it difficult to concentrate on the interview
When the nurse backs away, the client stops speaking and leaves. This is an example of: A) Differing views of personal space B) Treatment limitation C) Aggressive behavior D) Cultural bias
A patient weighs 200 lbs. (90.91 kg) and is 5 feet 6 inches tall (1.68 meters). What should the nurse calculate this patient's body mass index to be? Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
You are a nurse working on a surgical unit and take the following report from the registered nurse in theemergency department. "We are sending you a patient with rule out small bowel obstruction and/orfood blockage
dr. N., the gastrointestinal specialist, is on his way in to see the patient. d.s. is a 78-year-old obese man with complaints of sudden onset of severe abdominal cramping, distention, and nausea and vomiting; he denies passing of flatus or stool within the past 12 hours. Past medical history includes heart failure, hypertension, colon cancer, and ulcerative colitis. He underwent a total colectomy 16 years ago and had an enterocutaneous fistula 12 years ago. Laboratory samples have been drawn, and the results will be sent to your floor. We started an IV and placed a salem sump nasogastric tube (NGT). His vital signs are 143/76, 82, respirations 26 and slightly labored, and 101.1° F (38.4° C). He is on his way up." Given that D.S. had had a total colectomy, would he have a colostomy or an ileostomy? Explain your answer.