A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) therapy. The nurse will monitor for which of the following?
A) Cardiac arrhythmias
B) Ventricular arrhythmias
C) Hypokalemia
D) Cardiotoxicity
B
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A nurse is teaching an older adult who is experiencing an acute attack of gout. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Rest the joint during the acute gout attack. b. Take ASA to relieve pain. c. Increase fluid intake to 2 L/day. d. Avoid foods high in purine. e. Avoid alcoholic beverages.
The phrase "The buck stops here" best describes which of the following terms?
a. Accountability b. Authority c. Responsibility d. Trustworthiness
A community health nurse gathers information about how individuals in a low-income neighborhood perceive the community and its state of health. Which of the following assessment strategies would be appropriate?
1) Conducting a windshield survey while driving 2) Reviewing a multitude of community databases 3) Interviewing residents living on every fifth block 4) Reviewing demographic data on the community
A patient, admitted with syncope, is diagnosed with an 80% stenosis of the left carotid artery. In addition to assessing the patient's speech, the nurse should focus the assessment on the presence or development of which other findings?
1. Vertigo and cranial nerve palsies 2. Monocular blindness and left-sided sensory loss 3. Double vision and ataxia 4. Right-sided hemineglect, sensory and motor loss