For which complication should a nurse be careful to monitor a patient after a liver biopsy?
a. Headache
b. Muscle cramps
c. Bleeding
d. Respiratory distress
C
Liver biopsy places the patient at risk for hemorrhage. Liver disorders make patients especially vulnerable to hemorrhage.
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A patient has been diagnosed with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC). The nurse expects to see orders for which drug?
a. dapsone (Cubicin), a miscellaneous antibiotic b. ciprofloxacin (Cipro), a quinolone c. linezolid (Zyvox), an oxazolidinone d. colistimethate sodium (Coly-Mycin), a polypeptide antibiotic
A client with diabetes is receiving an oral antidiabetic agent that acts to help the tissues use available insulin more efficiently. Which of the following agents would the nurse expect to administer?
A) Metformin B) Glyburide C) Repaglinide D) Glipizide
Performance appraisals provide the employee with which of the following?
a. Performance standards b. Goals c. Salary increases d. Continuing education
An elderly woman is considering moving out of her home into an assisted living environment, and she asks her visiting home-health nurse to explain what the major benefit of living in an assisted living environment would be
The nurse's best response would be: A) "The relaxed and comfortable home-like environment." B) "The multiple amenities available such as transportation provided to and from shopping." C) "The extent to which residents are involved in being responsible for their own decisions and activities." D) "The extensive qualifications and educational backgrounds of the caregivers that work in assisted living."