Research has shown that patient adherence to prescribed regimens is generally low, especially when the patient will have to follow the regimen for a long period of time. What is one diagnosis in which adherence rates are low?
A) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
B) Sudden acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
C) Multiple sclerosis
D) Beta hemolytic strep infection
C
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Which healthy cells in the body are commonly affected by antineoplastic agents?
a. Myocardial b. Gastrointestinal c. Vascular d. Cerebral
A 16-year-old male patient presents at the free clinic with complaints of impotency. Upon physical examination the physician finds hypogonadism. What would the nurse know is the suspected diagnosis?
A) Prolactinoma B) Angioma C) Glioma D) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)–producing adenoma
A patient who sustained a traumatic brain injury is being sent for a CT scan. Which nursing statements would help the patient's spouse understand the rationale for a CT scan rather than an MRI?
1. "CT scans are easier for patients with head injuries because movement is allowed." 2. "We can get results from a CT scan quicker than from an MRI." 3. "MRIs are more costly so the least expensive test is always done first." 4. "CT scans are generally safer." 5. "CT scans show more detail than an MRI."
You are working as a psychiatric nurse in a Veteran's Administration Medical Center. You are meeting with a military wife who is an Asian American prior to her joining a support group for wives of veterans who have Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
When you ask her to describe her husband's mental health problems, which of the following answers might you anticipate getting? A) "Oh, he may seem depressed, but it is just a vitamin deficiency. It runs in his family." B) "I know the war messed his mind up. He'll never be the same." C) "Sometimes he hallucinates that he is back in Vietnam." D) "He just stays to himself; he never talks to me about what is bothering him."