For which patient should question the order for trimethobenzamide (Tigan)?
a. 70-year-old who has prostate cancer
b. 50-year-old who has hypertension
c. 40-year-old with a seizure disorder
d. 30-year-old with asthma
ANS: C
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Rank the patient parameters the nurse should examine to assess cardiac output in order, beginning with the first assessment the nurse should complete. a. Hypoxemia b. Hypotension c. Irregular rhythm d. Low urine output
A nurse suspects that a client receiving oral penicillin therapy is developing pseudomembranous colitis based on assessment of which of the following?
A) Bloody diarrhea B) Pruritus C) Chills D) Hives
All nurses in their role of teacher/educator are responsible for providing instruction to which persons? (Select all that apply.)
1. Other nurses 2. Students in community colleges 3. Patients' families 4. Patients 5. Health care providers other than nurses
The primary purpose of the nursing evaluation process is to:
1. Determine the effectiveness of the nursing care provided 2. Identify interventions that are ineffective in achieving client goals 3. Establish the progress the client is making towards health and wellness 4. Critique the nurse's ability to implement appropriate nursing interventions