A patient is prescribed donepezil (Aricept) for Alzheimer's disease. What assessment is most important after giving this drug?
a. Blood pressure
b. Bowel sounds
c. Peripheral pulses
d. Signs of bleeding
ANS: D
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1) Wet-to-dry dressings 2) Sharp débridement 3) Whirlpool 4) Pulsed lavage
The nurse is performing a medical history and physical assessment for a client. Which assessment findings lead the nurse to conclude that the client is at risk for development of osteoporosis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Client is a white woman with a body mass index (BMI) of 19.4. b. Client fractured her wrist badly in a fall last year. c. Client drinks at least four cans of diet cola every day. d. Client does tai chi exercises for 45 minutes every morning. e. Client has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years. f. Client has taken estrogen (Premarin) 0.625 mg daily since menopause.
The priority nursing diagnosis of a 45-year-old client with auditory hallucinations would be:
A) Risk for violence, self-directed or directed toward others. B) Impaired thought processes. C) Impaired verbal communication. D) Individual ineffective coping.
A graduate nurse expresses an interest in focusing future study to healthy aging. Toward which of the following resources should the experienced nurse steer the graduate nurse?
A) American Heart Association B) Healthy Brain Initiative C) Healthy People 2020 D) Springer Publishing Company