When assessing the client's recent memory, the caregiver concentrates on those events that occurred within ____ weeks
1. 6
2. 2
3. 4
4. 3
2
Recent memory includes events within the past 2 weeks.
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A 70-year-old woman is starting on an acidic drug. The nurse is aware that food and nutrient intake can affect drug excretion by changing the urinary pH. About which of the following will the nurse question the patient concerning her diet?
A) The intake of sodium B) The amount of meat and vegetables C) The use of grapefruit D) The intake of foods high in protein
In obtaining a teenage client's history, what should the nurse consider as an early indicator of substance abuse?
1. An increasing tolerance for alcohol 2. Drinking beer with friends after a football game 3. A desire to stop drinking 4. Six absences from school in 1 year
A supervisor is reviewing the documentation of the nurses in the unit. Which client documentation is the most accurate and contains all the required part for a narrative entry?
1. "2/2/05 1630 Catheterized using an 8 French catheter, 45 mL clear yellow urine obtained, specimen sent to lab, squirmed and cried softly during insertion of catheter. Quiet in mother's arms following catheter removal. M. May RN" 2. "1/9/05 2 pm NG tube placement confirmed and irrigated with 30 ml sterile water. Suction set at low, intermittent. Oxygen via nasal canal at 2 L/min. Nares patent, pink, and nonirritated. K. Earnst RN" 3. "4:00 Trach dressing removed with dime-size stain of dry serous exudate. Site cleansed with normal saline. Dried with sterile gauze. New sterile trach sponge and trach ties applied. Respirations regular and even throughout the procedure. F. Luck RN" 4. "Feb. '05 Port-A-Cath assessed with Huber needle. Blood return present. Flushed with NaCl sol., IV gamma globins hung and infusing at 30cc/hr. Child smiling and playful throughout the procedure. P. Potter, RN"
Up to 40% of those infected with gonorrhea are also infected with:
1. Syphilis 2. Chlamydia 3. HIV 4. Genital warts