A patient is admitted to the intensive care unit with what is thought to be toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). When assessing the health history of the patient, the nurse would be alert to what precipitating factor?
A) History of blistering sunburns
B) Substandard hygienic conditions
C) Medication reaction
D) History of chicken pox
C
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The nurse is counseling a 17-year-old girl on smoking cessation. The nurse should include which of the following helpful tips in her education? Select all that apply
a. "Keep healthy snacks or gum available to chew instead of smoking a cigarette." b. "Don't tell your friends and family you are trying to quit, until you feel confident that you'll be successful." c. "Plan a time to quit when you will not have many other demands or stressors in your life." d. "Reward yourself with an activity you enjoy when you quit smoking."
A client who has been seen responding to auditory hallucinations earlier in the morning approaches
the nurse and shakes his fist, saying "Back off, bitch!" and then goes into the day room. The nurse goes into the day room. The client continues to mumble and shake his fist. The nursing actions most likely to be effective in achieving the outcome of de-escalation would be (more than one answer may be correct) A. telling the client that he is behaving inappropriately. B. stating the client cannot be understood when he mumbles. C. stating the expectation that the client will stay in control. D. offering to provide the client with as-needed medication.
Prophylactic use of bisphosphonates is recommended for patients with early osteopenia related to long-term use of which of the following drugs?
1. Selective estrogen receptor modulators 2. Aspirin 3. Glucocorticoids 4. Calcium supplements
The perinatal nurse describes common complaints of pregnancy to the prenatal class attendees. Nasal __________, medically termed "__________ of pregnancy," is caused by increased levels of estrogen and progesterone
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.