Which assessment finding in the client receiving a thrombolytic drug indicates a serious problem that should be reported to the healthcare provider immediately?
1) Hypertension
2) Prolonged prothrombin time
3) Bradycardia
4) Excessive bleeding
Answer: 4) Excessive bleeding
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A home health care nurse is working with informal caregivers. Which of the following is most important?
A) Include the client's spouse or significant other in the plan. B) Visit frequently to manage and maintain equipment. C) Focus on caretaker abilities, not limitations. D) Use intuition to determine what to teach first.
An older client has an elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level, but the creatinine clearance is within normal limits. The nurse notes that the client's appetite has been poor the past few days. What should the nurse do about these laboratory findings?
1. Perform a daily weight and document. 2. Inform the physician of the BUN result. 3. Assess intake, output, and dietary intake of protein. 4. Monitor for increased medication levels.
You have a client who is doing her workup for surgery. She has come to you to schedule her pulmonary function studies. She has asthma but is otherwise healthy and doesn't understand why she needs this test
a. What is a pulmonary function study and describe what is involved. b. What does the client need to know when she shows up the day of the test?
When describing technical interoperability to a group of students, which of the following would the instructor include?
A) Automatic interpretation of messages exchanged B) Action by computer without human intervention C) Coordination of workflow management D) Information transmission and reception for use