The nurse is preparing the education for a client prescribed risperidone (Risperdal). For which condition should the nurse inform the client to immediately notify the healthcare provider?
A. Narrowing of the field of vision
B. Joint pain or swelling
C. Sore throat or an infection
D. Yellowish halos around lights
Answer: C
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A 69-year-old woman has been diagnosed with angina pectoris, and her primary care provider has prescribed nifedipine (Adalat, Procardia). After administering a dose of the drug at 08:00, the nurse should anticipate maximum effect at what time?
A) Between 08:30 and 09:00 B) 09:00 to 10:00 C) Between 12:00 and 14:00 D) 11:30 to 12:30
A smoker has confided to the nurse that he or she feels like a failure because he or she began smoking again after not having had a cigarette for more than a week. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Let's discuss what triggered you to start smoking again so you can avoid it in the future." b. "You understand that smoking is the number one cause of death in the United States, correct?" c. "Did you know that your insurance premiums will increase if you continue to smoke?" d. "My mother died last year of lung cancer."
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991 brought about what changes and nursing issues?
1. The act has allowed people to make decisions in advance about their future health care. 2. Nurses must ensure that the client's living will or durable power of attorney is understood. 3. Issues such as the "right to die," assisted suicide, and other ethical dilemmas are of daily concern to nurses in all practice settings. 4. The act assists people with information on what to do with their financial investments. 5. It has increased the scope and accountability of the nurse.
When should a nurse decide to use macrodrip tubing?
A) When administering a solution packaged in a glass container B) When the solution infuses by gravity at a rapid rate C) When the rate must be infused very precisely D) When the rate must be infused at a slow rate