A client with peripheral arterial disease has just undergone laser-assisted angioplasty. What complication should the nurse be alert for in the immediate postprocedure period?
A. Bleeding
B. Aspiration
C. Hypertensive crisis
D. Myocardial infarction
A
For this procedure, a laser probe is advanced through a cannula inserted through the femoral ar-tery. The nurse must monitor the client for bleeding at the puncture site.
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The nurse is assessing a 16-year-old patient who has suffered head injuries from a recent motor vehicle accident. Which of these statements indicates the most important reason for assessing for any drainage from the ear canal?
a. If the drum has ruptured, then purulent drainage will result. b. Bloody or clear watery drainage can indicate a basal skull fracture. c. The auditory canal many be occluded from increased cerumen. d. Foreign bodies from the accident may cause occlusion of the canal.
The nurse working with female patients assesses each for exposure to the many forms of violence against women, which include (Select all that apply.)
a. femicide. b. fraud. c. isolation. d. name calling. e. sexual coercion.
The client has been diagnosed as being borderline hypertensive. As part of client teaching, the nurse should emphasize that the client can potentially avoid being placed on medication if he will attempt which changes?
a. Weight reduction and restricted salt intake b. Stress reduction techniques and higher caloric intake c. Decreased weight-bearing exercise and decreased fat intake d. Decreased fluid intake and increased potassium intake
During assessment of an older adult, the nurse discovers that the individual has been reluctant to divulge recent losses in activities of daily living to his primary care provider
Which of the following factors has been demonstrated to contribute to such reluctance? A) The older adult may fear a loss of independence if problems are disclosed. B) The older adult may realize that age-related changes are normally not treatable. C) The older adult may be experiencing cognitive deficits that influence decision making. D) The older adult may recognize that health care systems are not able to address psychosocial problems.