When treating patients using the "Step-Down" approach the patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease is started on _______ first
1. Antacids
2. Histamine2 receptor antagonists
3. Prokinetics
4. Proton pump inhibitors
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Careful attention to carbohydrate consumption can improve metabolic control of diabetes. The nurse teaches a meal planning approach that focuses on the total amount of carbohydrates eaten at a meal
What is this meal planning approach called? a. Carbohydrate splitting b. Reduced caloric intake c. Carbohydrate counting d. Carbohydrate balancing
A nurse is providing care for a 79-year-old female patient who has been admitted for treatment of a urinary tract infection. Which of the nurse's following actions is most in need of modification?
A) The nurse is maintaining a 24-hour fluid balance record. B) The nurse is maintaining a fluid restriction for the patient to prevent incontinence. C) The nurse has encouraged the patient's family to bring in unsweetened cranberry juice for the patient. D) The nurse is advocating for the removal of the patient's urinary catheter that was inserted in the emergency department.
Your patient is receiving carmustine, a chemotherapy agent. A significant side effect of this medication is thrombocytopenia. What symptom would the nurse assess for in a patient at risk for thrombocytopenia?
A) Interrupted sleep pattern B) Hot flashes C) Nose bleed D) Increased weight
A nurse is bathing a client who had a bone marrow aspiration from the right iliac crest 5 days ago. Which finding should cause the nurse to be concerned?
1. The client is doing isometric leg exercises. 2. The client complains of moderate pain in the right iliac crest. 3. The needle aspiration site is ecchymotic. 4. The needle insertion site is scabbed over and without drainage.