A patient is diagnosed with a spinal cord injury located at the 1st and 2nd thoracic vertebra. The nurse will expect to find which deep tendon reflexes affected by this injury?
1. Supinator
2. Patellar
3. Triceps
4. Biceps
5. Achilles
2, 5
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A middle-aged female patient has been admitted to the outpatient treatment unit of the hospital for an edrophonium (Tensilon) test
Shortly after the administration of the medication, the patient reports that her muscle strength is significantly weaker than before the test. The nurse who is participating in the test should recognize that this finding is suggestive of what diagnosis? A) Alzheimer's disease B) Anticholinergic crisis C) Myasthenia gravis D) Cholinergic crisis
A nursing instructor is describing the importance of preventing errors in medication administration and doses. Which of the following would the instructor emphasize as the best method for detecting errors?
A) Checking calculations three times B) Having each person involved in the process check the dosage C) Reading drug labels very carefully D) Checking the dosage in a reputable drug reference
A teen is diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis. The parents are concerned about contagion, because the have two smaller children. The nurse explains:
a. This disease is extremely contagious b. If the infected teen will wear a mask, then the disease will not spread c. Mononucleosis has a low communicability d. The incubation period for this disease is 1 to 2 weeks
An elderly client comes to the clinic after checking his blood pressure several times in the local discount store. The nurse checks the blood pressure and finds that it is 146/80. What should the nurse say to this client?
1. "Having blood pressure a little high is normal at your age. Yours is fine." 2. "I'll recheck this in a while, but your systolic pressure is too high." 3. "We'll wait and see what the doctor says, but I doubt he will be concerned." 4. "You should be on medicine for high blood pressure."