A client and her newborn are discharged when her infant is 12 hours of age. The community nurse is making a home visit to collect a blood sample for the normal screening tests for newborns
These tests are usually completed before a newborn and mother are discharged from the hospital on the second day after delivery. What information should the nurse give the family? A. The tests will prevent infants from developing phenylketonuria.
B. The tests will detect disorders such as hypertension and diabetes.
C. The tests will detect disorders that cause mental retardation, physical handicaps, or death if left undiscovered.
D. The tests will prevent sickle cell anemia, galactosemia, and hemocystinuria.
C
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A patient with type 1 diabetes is taking NPH insulin, 30 units every day. A nurse notes that the patient is also taking metoprolol [Lopressor]. What education should the nurse provide to the pa-tient?
a. "Metoprolol has no effect on diabetes mellitus or on your insulin requirements." b. "Metoprolol interferes with the effects of insulin, so you may need to increase your insulin dose." c. "Metoprolol may mask signs of hypogly-cemia, so you need to monitor your blood glucose closely." d. "Metoprolol may potentiate the effects of the insulin, so the dose should be re-duced."
A nurse is caring for a female diagnosed with a mental disorder who has been prescribed medication. Which fact will most impact the nurse's assessment for possible side effects?
a. Women are at higher risk for tardive dyskinesia while taking conventional antipsychotic medications. b. Women experience more severe side effects than men while taking atypical antidepressants. c. Women are more susceptible to developing a dependence on most psychiatric medications than are men. d. Women are less susceptible to developing the common side effects of antipsychotic medications than are men.
The clinic nurse will immediately alert the health care provider when which category X drugs are identified on a recently diagnosed pregnant patient?
1. Tetracycline 2. ACE inhibitor antihypertensive medication 3. Methotrexate 4. Isotretinoin (Accutane) 5. Oral contraceptives
M.D. is prescribed filgrastim (Neupogen) as part of her treatment regimen. You teach her
filgrastim is used is to do which of the following? a. Improve the number and function of neutrophils b. Help CAF be more effective in treating her cancer c. Replace abnormal cells in the bone marrow with normal cells d. Decrease the level of fatigue she will experience during treatment