Which side effect should the nurse discuss with patients receiving filgrastim?
a. Bone pain
b. Fatigue
c. Bleeding
d. Headache
a
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The nurse is inspecting the scrotum and testes of a 43-year-old man. Which finding would require additional follow-up and evaluation?
a. Skin on the scrotum is taut. b. Left testicle hangs lower than the right testicle. c. Scrotal skin has yellowish 1-cm nodules that are firm and nontender. d. Testes move closer to the body in response to cold temperatures.
A patient calls the nurse to report the smell of cigarette smoke in the bathroom. The event which triggers this communication process is referred to as the:
a. channel. b. referent. c. message. d. feedback.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is postoperative day one from an abdominal surgery. The patient complains of a "popping sensation" and a wetness in her dressing. The nurse immediately suspects:
a. a wound infection. b. the stitches came loose. c. wound dehiscence. d. wound crepitus.
Prescribed is 80 mg of gentamicin in 50 mL to infuse in 30 minutes. The nurse would program the electronic infusion pump at what rate?
a. 25 mL/hr c. 75 mL/hr b. 50 mL/hr d. 100 mL/hr