The clinician suspects the patient has a peptic ulcer. Which of the following items on the history would lead the clinician to this conclusion?
a. Use of NSAIDs c. Alcohol (ETOH) consumption
b. Cigarette smoker d. All of the above
D
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Upon admission to the detox unit, the nurse fills the water pitcher with orange juice and administers thiamine injection as ordered by the physician. What is the primary purpose for encouraging ingestion of juice?
A) To offset the vitamin B deficiency that is commonly found in alcoholics B) To decrease symptoms associated with hypoglycemia C) To prevent symptoms of dehydration due to vomiting during withdrawal D) Orange juice simulates the taste of alcohol and decreases urges.
You have been a nurse manager for 2 months and are told that the budget process will begin. You ask for information about the process. What would you be told? Select all that apply
1. The CNO and the CFO are responsible for the nursing department budget. 2. The budget is prepared and submitted to the CEO. 3. Your role is to act as a reviewer of the nursing department budget. 4. Budgeting requires compromises during the process. 5. Annual budgets are developed in a short-time period, such as a month.
A nurse is reviewing the chart of a 15-year-old girl who has been sexually active since the age of 12. Which of the following findings would be of most concern?
a. She does not perform self-breast exams. b. She has never had a Pap test. c. She had one HIV test performed at the age of 13. d. She does not use birth control pills.
Using a stepwise approach to managing asthma, a nurse teaches a patient who is at step 1 to use albuterol MDI [Proventil] at which of these times?
A. Whenever needed (PRN) as a quick-relief agent B. Twice daily combined with an inhaled glucocorticoid C. Only with a long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA) D. If nighttime awakenings occur more than 2 days a week