A nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with hypertension and will be taking eplerenone (Inspra). Which of the following would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient?
A) Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management, nonadherence, related to persistent dry cough secondary to drug therapy
B) Risk for Infection (upper respiratory) related to adverse effects of drug therapy
C) Decreased Cardiac Output related to effect of drug therapy
D) Risk for Injury related to the adverse effect of dizziness
D
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a. Deviated septum b. Recessed chin c. Alcohol use d. Large neck e. Tonsillectomy
A nurse is providing health education to an adolescent newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus and her family. The nurse teaches the patient and family that which of the following nonpharmacologic measures will decrease the body's need for insulin?
A) Adequate sleep B) Low stimulation C) Exercise D) Low-fat diet
The client is admitted to the nursing unit for a biopsy of the urinary tract tissue. When planning nursing care for the postoperative period, which nursing intervention documents the prescribed activity level?
A) Maintain the client on bedrest B) Assist the client for bathroom privileges C) Ambulate the client in the hall D) Activity as tolerated
A Parkinson's patient is depressed because his drug protocol of L-dopa and Sinemet are no longer controlling his symptoms. The nurse's response that would be the most helpful in-formation is that:
1. other drugs can be combined with L-dopa to increase its effectiveness. 2. the effect of these drugs has an uneven course; symptoms will begin to subside again soon. 3. the two drugs can be given in higher doses to control the symptoms. 4. surgical interventions have been very effective in the control of parkinsonian symptoms.