Anorexia is
a. an unpleasant feeling that results from hunger
b. extreme loss of appetite
c. a blood dysfunction resulting from dieting
d. overeating
b. extreme loss of appetite
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The nurse monitoring hourly urine output in a client following transsphenoidal hypophysectomy would immediately report
a. 100 ml of urine in 1 hour. b. 150 ml of urine in 1 hour. c. 175 ml of urine in 1 hour. d. 225 ml of urine in 1 hour.
During admission assessment for evaluation of chest pain, the patient reports an allergy to sulfa drugs. Which nursing statements are indicated? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. "We don't give sulfa drugs for cardiac problems, so that won't be an issue.". 2. "If it just makes you sick to your stomach, it isn't really an allergy.". 3. "What happens when you take sulfa drugs?" 4. "When did you first find out about this allergy?" 5. "If we need to give you a sulfa drug, we will be sure to give you an antihistamine with it.".
The largest health problem in the United States today is:
A) Cancer. B) Cardiovascular disease. C) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). D) Arthritis.
Following an acute myocardial infarction, a previously healthy 63-year-old develops clinical manifestations of heart failure. The nurse anticipates discharge teaching will include information about
a. digitalis preparations. b. ?-adrenergic blockers. c. calcium channel blockers. d. angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.