During ongoing assessment of a patient receiving 5-FU therapy, the nurse finds the patient's platelet count to be 92,000 cells/mm3 . The nurse should do which of the following?
A) Consult the prescriber for an increase in dosage
B) Consult the prescriber for a decrease in dosage
C) Consult the prescriber for discontinuation of the drug
D) Continue the therapy as prescribed
C
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The nurse is assessing clients at a community clinic. Which client does the nurse assess most carefully for atrial fibrillation?
a. Middle-aged client who takes an aspirin daily b. Client who is dismissed after coronary artery bypass surgery c. Older adult client after a carotid endarte-rectomy d. Client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A child suffers a head injury in a tumbling accident in gym class. The nurse's best course of action is to:
a. leave the child and go get help b. stay with the child, keep assessing, and have someone call the caregivers c. leave the child in the care of an older child and go get help d. get the child up walking and make sure he or she stays awake
Administration of a hypertonic intravenous fluid promotes the movement of water from the:
a. intravenous to the intracellular compartment. b. intravenous to the interstitial compartment. c. intravenous to the intraperitoneal compartment. d. intracellular to the extracellular compartment.
Which of the following clients' statements is most suggestive of the use of unconscious resistance as a defense?
A) "I think it comes down to the fact that other people are continually letting me down." B) "Sorry I'm late again. They keep changing the bus schedule on me!" C) "Just so you know, I've gone through this all before." D) "Do you think I should be trying to put myself in more social situations?"