The nurse is interviewing a teenage patient. To get the most accurate information, which of the following therapeutic statements made by the nurse would best encourage the teenager to give detailed information?
A) "Do you like members of the opposite sex?"
B) "Do you go out on dates frequently?"
C) "Are you sexually active?"
D) "Do you have oral, anal, or vaginal sex?"
D
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The nurse is caring for a patient with acute pericarditis. What nursing management should be instituted to minimize complications?
A) The nurse keeps the patient isolated to prevent nosocomial infections. B) The nurse encourages coughing and deep breathing. C) The nurse helps the patient with activities until the pain and fever subside. D) The nurse encourages increased fluid intake until the infection resolves.
Which of the following drugs is used for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and has the great-est potential for causing orthostatic hypotension?
a. Alfuzosin b. Tamsulosin c. Doxazosin d. Prazosin
The nurse receives reports on the following patients at the beginning of the shift. Which of the following care activities could be delegated to a nursing assistant? (Select all that apply.)
a. Ambulating a patient who had an emergency appendectomy 8 hours ago, has stable vital signs, and needs to ambulate for the second time b. Assisting a patient who was in an automobile accident and whose right arm and leg are in traction with bathing c. Feeding a patient recovering from a stroke resulting in difficulty holding a spoon d. Taking vital signs, including blood pressure, for a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes and a history of hypertension e. Measuring a bed-bound patient's pressure ulcer and assessing the patient's risk for skin breakdown when turning the patient
A client asks the nurse why herbal therapy use has increased over time. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. The renewed interest in preventive medicine has increased herbal therapy. 2. The control of herbal therapies by regulatory agencies has increased its use. 3. Medical schools are now including this information as part of the curriculum. 4. Natural herb products can now be standardized and produced more cheaply.