A patient is diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has elevated pulmonary vascular resistance. Which complication would the health care professional assess the patient for?
a. Right heart failure
b. Left heart failure
c. Restrictive cardiomyopathy
d. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Answer: a. Right heart failure
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An older patient is hospitalized with influenza and is prescribed amantadine (Symmetrel). What assessment finding would indicate this drug is not appropriate for the patient?
a. BUN 22 mg/dL b. Creatinine 3.2 mg/dL c. Sodium 132 mEq/L d. Potassium 4.2 mEq/L
A nurse is implementing an educational program about the importance of being physically active. Which of the following steps would the nurse complete first?
a. Provide learning guidance b. Present the stimulus c. Gain the learner's attention d. Ask learners to recall prior learning
The nurses have been instructed on the use of an evidence-based practice method to monitor patients; however, several nurses continue to conduct patient monitoring using the previous method
Which of the following can be done to increase the use of the evidence-based practice method? 1. Review the evidence-based material again with those nurses who are not using the new method. 2. Assign the nurses not using the new method to participate in gathering data for a research study. 3. Ask the nurse manager to review the performance expectations. 4. Determine that either method would be appropriate for the nurses to use.
A patient with gender identity disorder (gender dysphoria) tells a nurse about a wish to undergo a "sex change operation.". Which statement correctly reflects one prerequisite for sexual reassignment surgery?
a. The patient must be of legal age. b. At least three clinicians must agree that the reassignment is appropriate. c. The patient must live in the role of the preferred gender for at least 6 months. d. The patient must undergo approximately 5 years of psychotherapy after surgery.