What is the most important instruction the nurse should give to the client who is prescribed to take oral alendronate to decrease bone loss of calcium?
A. "Take your pulse before taking this medication and withhold the dose if your heart rate is less than 60."
B. "Take this medication only as prescribed because it has a high potential for de-pendency."
C. "Avoid aspirin and aspirin-containing products when taking this medication."
D. "Do not take this medication with food or any other medication."
D
Food inhibits the absorption of this medication. This medication has a high potential to interact with other drugs.
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The nurse counts a patient's respirations at 30 per minute. From this finding, what about the patient's respiratory status should cause the nurse concern?
1. Pneumonia is developing. 2. Increased carbon dioxide in the blood is being expelled. 3. Respiratory arrest is beginning. 4. Pain is affecting the respiratory rate.
What is the underlying theme of Virginia Henderson's work?
1. Nurses move in stages from novice to expert in the field.
2. Nursing is best provided when culture is considered.
3. Control of the environment of healing is the most important aspect of nursing.
4. Nursing is independent from and interdependent with other health care disciplines.
In the following clinical question, what is the outcome? "What is the effect of relaxation therapy versus biofeedback on the functional ability of patients with rheumatoid arthritis?"
A) Functional ability B) Rheumatoid arthritis C) Biofeedback D) Relaxation therapy
One method of monitoring for signs and symptoms of fluid overload when administering diuretics is
a. record daily morning weights (same time, scale, clothes). b. record random weights throughout the day (same scale, clothes, staff member). c. assess abdomen every shift. d. eat a diet high in sodium.