What instructions should be given to the client regarding the medication omeprazole (Prilo-sec)?
A. "Take this medication at bedtime."
B. "This medication causes fatigue."
C. "This medication may cause constipation."
D. "You may crush this capsule if it is difficult for you to swallow."
A
The client should be advised to take this medication at bedtime to suppress nocturnal acid pro-duction.
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The nurse has instructed the patient on the risks of fluid overload. What action should the nurse take? A) Take the soft drink away from the patient and inform the dialysis nurse to remove extra fluid from the patient during his next dialysis treatment. B) Document the patient's behavior as noncompliant and notify the health care provider. C) Restrict the patient's fluid for the following day and communicate this information to the charge nurse. D) Reinforce the importance of the fluid restriction, and document the teaching and the intake of extra fluid.
A researcher uses the following hypothesis in a study: "Excessive listening to alternative music will lead to increased depression in young teenagers." Which kind of variable is "listening"?
a. Complex b. Continuous c. Dependent d. Extraneous
When assessing the older adult patient's skin for indications of melanoma, the nurse should inspect for a(n)
a. thick, adherent scale with a soft center. b. small, inflamed lesion that bleeds easily. c. irregularly shaped multicolored mole. d. small, purple, hard nodule beneath the skin surface.
In an experimental design, the dependent variable is:
a. The one that is not manipulated and in which any changes are observed. b. The one that is manipulated in order to observe any effects on the other. c. A measure of the extent to which personal values affect research. d. An ambiguous concept whose meaning depends on how it is defined.