The nurse is taking a health history on a new patient. The patient reports experiencing pain in the left lower leg and foot when walking, but claims that the pain is relieved with rest
The nurse notes that the patient's left lower leg is slightly edematous and hairless. What should the nurse suspect that the patient may be experiencing?
A) Coronary artery disease (CAD)
B) Intermittent claudication
C) Arterial embolus
D) Raynaud's disease
B
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A 52-year-old client asks the nurse how she is to remember when to schedule her clinical breast examination. Which response by the nurse is most correct?
A) "The office staff can schedule your clinical breast examination twice a year." B) "The diagnostic center will send you a reminder card to complete the annual examination." C) "The clinical breast evaluation will be completed with annual gynecologic examination." D) "You can complete the examination at home and report if you found anything abnormal."
A client diagnosed with a stroke is going to receive treatment with fibrinolytic therapy using the recombinant tissue plasminogen activator alteplase. The nurse realizes that this treatment:
1. Is indicated if the stroke symptoms have occurred within 6 hours or less. 2. Is administered to dissolve the clot that is occluding the cerebral circulation and reestablish circulation to the involved part of the brain. 3. Has not been associated with serious complications. 4. Is used to treat thrombotic and hemorrhagic strokes.
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987 was written to protect the patient from physical or chemical restraint in which of the following situations?
a. Protection from self-harm b. Protection from other patients c. To keep patient from leaving AMA d. Discipline or convenience
The nurse is planning care for a patient and determines that Expanded Precautions are warranted when performing care for a patient with which infection?
a. Active tuberculosis (TB) b. Bacterial pneumonia c. A urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by E. coli d. A fungal infection of the groin and axilla