A client with osteoarthritis receives a prescription for Naproxen (Naprosyn). Which potential side effect should the nurse provide to the client about this medication?
A. sensitivity to sunlight
B. muscle fascicultations
C. increased urinary frequency
D. gastrointestinal disturbance
Ans: D. gastrointestinal disturbance
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The nurse researcher is studying caring behaviors in a group of 125 nursing students admitted to a BSN program in a University in the southern United States
The nurse plans to collect information from each student prior to starting the nursing program, at the end of the first clinical year, and again at the end of the program. What term(s) could be used to describe this study? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Historical. 2. Longitudinal. 3. Cross-sectional. 4. Cohort. 5. Random sampling.
A victim of a motor vehicle crash is brought to the emergency department for treatment. What manifestations should the nurse recognize as being consistent with neurogenic shock? (Select all that apply.)
1. Slow heart rate 2. Cool, clammy skin 3. Low blood pressure 4. Large volume urine output 5. Elevated body temperature
A nurse has just been promoted to team leader for a nursing unit and wishes to experience a smooth transition into this job. What is a common mistake made by new team leaders?
1. Being authoritarian due to lack of self-confidence, lack of trust, and fear of poor outcomes. 2. Using a "hands-off" approach due to idealism, a naive sense of trust, and lack of belief in their own judgment. 3. Adapting a highly cooperative approach due to lack of experience and clinical skills. 4. Easily extending an openness to input and participation from team members because of their freedom from negative experiences with this approach.
The client receives estrogen for prostate cancer. He asks the nurse why he is receiving a female hormone. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "It shrinks your cancer by making the cells die at a faster rate." 2. "It eliminates the testosterone that feeds your cancer." 3. "It suppresses secretion of the androgens that make your cancer grow." 4. "It keeps nutrients from getting to, and feeding, your cancer."