When assessing a temperature rectally, the nurse would use exterme care when inserting the thermometer to preevnt which of the following?
a. an incrase in heart rate
b. a decrase in heart rate
c. a decrease in blood pressure
d. an increase in respirations
Ans: b. a decrase in heart rate
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The nurse caring for a patient with gout assesses for which of the following symptoms that is a common clinical manifestation of gout?
A) Pain and inflammation in the back B) Dermatitis and ulcerations of the mouth C) Butterfly rash to the face D) Inflammation and pain in the great toe
The nurse is assessing a client's skin and notes that the color of the skin, nails, and the client's mucous membranes are very light. Which of the following descriptions would the nurse use when documenting this finding?
1. Cyanosis 2. Pallor 3. Erythema 4. Jaundice
Which drug class can cause diabetes mellitus type II?
1. Atypical antipsychotic drugs 2. Phenothiazine drugs 3. Beta blockers 4. Nonphenothiazine drugs