Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revealed the presence of a brain tumor in a patient. The nurse should recognize that the patient will most likely need which treatment modality?
A. Surgery
B. Chemotherapy
C. Radiation therapy
D. Biologic drug therapy
Answer: A. Surgery
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A nurse enters a client's room and sees a visitor threatening the client. The nurse questions the visitor in a nonthreatening manner. The visitor begins to threaten the nurse. What should the nurse do in this situation?
1. Keep a safe distance from the visitor. 2. Yell for another nurse to assist with the visitor. 3. Leave the room. 4. Threaten the visitor with assault charges.
After administering dobutamine to a client, the nurse would assess the client closely for which adverse reaction?
A) Cardiac arrhythmias B) Urinary retention C) Elevated temperature D) Sleeplessness
While preparing to provide preoperative teaching to an elderly client scheduled for coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG), the nurse realizes that which of the following should be included in this instruction?
1. Risk for postoperative infection 2. Need to stay on bed rest for a week or more 3. Expect to be ambulating the evening of surgery 4. Cardiac pain postoperatively is to be expected
A nurse is revising an individual's care plan. During which step of the nursing process does such a revision take place?
a. Assessment. b. Planning. c. Implementation. d. Evaluation.