When bethanechol is given to a patient with hyperthyroidism, the nurse might expect which effect(s)? You may select more than one answer
1. Decreased heart rate
2. Increased heart rate
3. Decreased salivation and other exocrine secretions
4. Improvement of bronchospasm
5. Cardiac dysrhythmias
Correct Answers: 2, 5
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The nurse is caring for a client who is HIV positive. The client has become confused over the course of the shift, and the client's pupils are no longer reacting to light equally. The nurse an-ticipates an order for which medication?
a. Prednisone (Deltazone) b. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) c. Pentamidine isethionate (Pentam) d. Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
When palpating a thrill on the precordium, the nurse recognizes that this sign is associated with which cardiac condition?
1. Severe valve stenosis 2. Cardiomyopathy 3. Stenosis of the carotid arteries 4. Aortic aneurysm
Concerning dysfunctional labor, nurses should be aware that:
1. women who are underweight are more at risk. 2. women experiencing precipitous labor are about the only "dysfunctionals" not to be exhausted. 3. hypertonic uterine dysfunction is more common than hypotonic. 4. abnormal labor patterns are most common among older women.
The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis for a client as ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion related to decreased arterial flow to extremities
Which of the following measures should the nurse instruct the client to do to improve blood flow? 1. Cross the legs at the knees when seated. 2. Elevate the feet while reclining. 3. Position with the extremities dependent. 4. Use a heating pad to increase warmth.