A patient injured in the home and unable to receive help or healthcare for 48 hours has a blood urea nitrogen level of 50 mg/dL and serum creatinine level of 1.0 mg/dL. For which problem should the nurse plan care for first for this patient?
A. Pain
B. Anxiety
C. Poor nutrition
D. Dehydration
Answer: D
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The client scheduled to have an intravenous urogram is a diabetic and taking the antidiabetic agent metformin. What should the nurse tell this client?
A. "Call your diabetes doctor and tell him or her that you are having an intravenous urogram performed using dye." B. "Do not take your metformin the morning of the test because you are not going to be eating anything and could become hypoglycemic." C. "You must start on an antibiotic before this test because your risk of infection is greater as a result of your diabetes." D. "You must take your metformin immediately before the test is performed because the IV fluid and the dye contain a significant amount of sugar."
The use of a random numbers table for assigning subjects to groups eliminates which of the following?
A) Selection threat B) Intervention fidelity C) Attrition D) Carryover effects
The nurse realizes that which of the following healing practices is used frequently by the Asian American cultural group?
a. Laying on of hands b. Acupuncture c. Amulets d. Azabache
A patient with a history of multiple childhood illnesses tells the nurse that she dislikes doctors and hospitals because "nothing good ever happens in a hospital."
The nurse's understanding of cognitive concepts helps him realize this patient's comment demonstrates: 1. A cognitive triad. 2. Selective abstraction. 3. Dichotomous thinking. 4. Minimization.