The client is taking an MAOI for depression. He ate dinner at an Italian restaurant last night and drank several glasses of red wine
Shortly afterward, the client felt a throbbing head-ache, tightness in the chest, a stiff neck, and fluttering of his heart. The physician at the emergency room diagnosed 1. hypertensive crisis.
2. hyperemotional crisis.
3. hyperactive drug reaction.
4. anticholinergic drug reaction.
1
Classic signs and history of hypertensive crisis
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a. early manifestations are vague and look like a cold. b. it would have a high mortality rate. c. the attack would be invisible and odorless. d. there is no vaccination available.
The client who has abdominal distention and complains of "gas pains" tells the nurse that the physician has just stated that a treatment will be ordered. The nurse understands that the physician will most likely order a(n):
1. rectal tube insertion. 2. oil retention enema. 3. cleansing enema. 4. Fleet enema.
During an admission assessment, the nurse notes that the child has impaired oral mucous membranes. Which intervention is most appropriate for the nurse to implement for this child?
1. Administering topical analgesics 2. Promoting an adequate intake of nutrients 3. Administering antibiotics as ordered 4. Using lemon and glycerin for oral hygiene
The nurse educator is preparing a seminar that focuses on the impact of technology on patient care. Which effect of technology on ethical decision making should the educator include in this seminar?
a. Ethical situations remain similar to what they have always been in health care. b. Nurses have fewer ethical decisions, because computers now make many decisions. c. Ethical dilemmas have become more complex owing to technologies that prolong life. d. Nurses can postpone ethical decisions, because technology allows patients to live longer.