A patient with early Alzheimer disease has been taking ginkgo biloba. For which potential effect should the nurse assess this patient? (Select all that apply.)
1. Edema
2. Headaches
3. Lung infections
4. Abdominal pain
5. Increased blood pressure
2. Headaches
3. Lung infections
5. Increased blood pressure
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A nurse is instructing a diabetic patient, who has a severe respiratory infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, how to monitor his glucose levels while taking cefazolin. The nurse will instruct the patient to use
A) Fehling solution for testing. B) Benedict solution for testing. C) Clinitest tablets for urine testing. D) blood testing for glucose level.
The nurse is preparing to administer IV fluids to her client. The client has been ordered a colloid fluid. Which fluid order should the nurse question?
1. Plasma protein fraction (Plasmanate) 2. Dextran 40 (Gentran 40) 3. Plasmalyte 4. Albumin (Albuminar)
A patient demonstrating behaviors associated with acute mania has exhausted the staff by noon. Staff members are feeling defensive and fatigued. Which action will the staff take initially?
a. Confer with the health care provider to consider use of seclusion for this patient. b. Hold a staff meeting to discuss consistency and limit-setting approaches. c. Conduct a meeting with all staff and patients to discuss the behavior. d. Explain to the patient that the behavior is unacceptable.
An organization that conducts accreditation surveys of health care facilities is the ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).