A patient complains of dry eyes. Which over-the-counter product may provide relief?
1. Visine
2. Allerest
3. Tears Plus
4. OcuClear
3
Artificial tears provide tear-like lubrication to relieve dry eyes, eye irritation secondary to wearing contact lenses, deficient tear production, or stains used to detect foreign bodies or scratches.
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The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with a cerebrovascular accident and as a result has been immobilized for 4 weeks. The nurse knows which of the following statements listed below is associated with the client's immobilized state?
A) The client's last bowel movement was 3 days prior. B) The client's blood glucose levels have been below normal. C) The client is producing copious quantities of dilute urine. D) The client is complaining of joint and muscle pain.
A family member of a patient diagnosed with Huntington's disease calls you at the clinic. She is requesting help from the Huntington's Disease Foundation of America
What kind of help can this patient and family receive from this organization? (Mark all that apply.) A) Information B) Referrals C) Public education D) Individual assessments E) Exclusion from research studies
In a review of the medical record of a newborn who is large for gestational age (LGA), which of the following factors would the nurse identify as having increased the newborn's risk for being LGA?
A) Fetal exposure to low estrogen levels B) Low maternal weight gain during pregnancy C) Low maternal birthweight D) Maternal pregravid obesity
What type of posturing is she showing?
A 37-year-old woman is brought into your emergency room comatose. The paramedics say her husband found her unconscious in her home. Her past medical history consists of type 1 diabetes and she is on insulin. In the ambulance the paramedics obtained a glucose check and her sugar was 15 (normal is 70 to 105). They began a dextrose saline infusion and intubated her to protect her airway. Despite their efforts, she is posturing in the emergency room with her arms straight at her side and her jaw clenched. Her legs are also straight and her feet are plantar flexed. A) Decorticate rigidity B) Decerebrate rigidity C) Hemiplegia D) Chorea