A 25-year-old woman who recently had abdominal surgery was admitted to the psychiatric unit, where it was determined that she had a borderline personality disorder. During the first week on the unit, it was determined that she also has diabetes
Her diabetes mellitus would be listed in which axis of her DSM-IV-TR diagnosis?
A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV
C
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A patient has thyroid storm. The nurse is providing medication instruction for home. The patient asks "If I have a fever, should I take Tylenol or aspirin?" The best response for the nurse would be
a. "Either one is fine because they do not affect the antithyroid medication." b. "Tylenol rather than aspirin because aspirin increases the amount of free thyroid hormone in circulation." c. "Aspirin rather than Tylenol because Tylenol increases the amount of free thyroid hormone in circulation." d. "They both prevent the antithyroid medication from working correctly. I would recommend an NSAID."
A nurse is examining a 7-year-old boy with hordeolum. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find?
A) Redness B) Scaling C) Pain D) Edema
A nurse is caring for a client who had PTCA 1 hour ago. Which complication of this proce-dure should the nurse remain alert for at this time?
A. Hypertensive crisis B. Hyperkalemia C. Infection D. Bleeding
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