The nurse is assessing an adult client with ADD. The nurse expects which of the following to be present?
a. Difficulty remembering appointments
b. Falling asleep at work
c. Problems getting started on a project
d. Lack of motivation to do tasks
Answer: a. Difficulty remembering appointments
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a. Arrange for immediate hospitalization. b. Facilitate polymerase chain reaction testing. c. Have the client produce a sputum sample. d. Obtain two sets of blood cultures.
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a. syphilis. b. nongonococcal urethritis. c. herpes simplex. d. gonorrhea.
The perinatal nurse and student nurse are conducting an assessment on a postpartal woman. The nurse demonstrates percussion of the bladder. The dull, thudding sound that is heard is indicative of:
A) A full bladder B) An empty bladder C) An overdistended bladder D) A bladder containing about 500 cc. of urine
A patient taking warfarin (Coumadin) has just begun chemotherapy. The patient comes to the clinic for a follow-up appointment and complains of blood in her urine. The nurse's most immediate action should be to
a. advise the patient that this is normal with this type of drugs. b. check the platelet count for thrombocytopenia. c. advise the patient that she will need to skip the next round of chemotherapy. d. administer epoetin (Epogen) subcutaneously.