A patient is taking phenelzine and presents to the clinic complaining of “feeling awful.” The patient reports eating aged cheese and avocados last night. What assessment by the healthcare professional is the priority?
a. Kidney function studies
b. Blood pressure
c. Chest x-ray
d. Weight
Ans: b. Blood pressure
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A critically ill patient is not expected to survive this admission. The family asks the nurse how the patient is doing. When answering this question, what should the nurse include?
A) Emphasize that the patient is young and strong and may still survive. B) Refer the family to the physician for all details and answers. C) Give specific information such as descending trends in parameters. D) Ask if the family has determined which funeral home will be called.
A nurse is required to administer a parenteral form of penicillin to a patient. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate for the nurse to do when preparing penicillin in parenteral form?
A) Extract penicillin from vial and then reconstitute. B) Save excess antibiotic after reconstitution for later use. C) Use any available diluent for reconstitution. D) Shake the vial well to distribute the drug evenly.
To meet a client's needs, it is sometimes necessary to integrate into the client's care a culturally relevant practice that lacks scientific utility. Which of the following best describes this action?
a. Cultural accommodation b. Cultural awareness c. Cultural preservation d. Cultural repatterning
If you have initiated first aid procedures, you are responsible for continuing them until a physician arrives.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)