A patient is diagnosed with Buerger's disease. What would be the most important teaching for this patient?
A) Information about anti-inflammatory medications
B) Importance of protecting the extremities from cold
C) Rationale for quitting smoking
D) Anticoagulant therapy precautions
C
You might also like to view...
A patient being treated in the burn injury unit has demonstrated good coping skills for several weeks. Today, a new nurse is assigned to care for him and has proven to be poorly organized
The patient's usual schedule has not been followed, and by midafternoon, he is angry and raises his voice to complain to the nurse clinician. Which course of action for the nurse clinician would be best? a. Explain the reasons for the problem, and take over his care for the rest of the shift. b. Validate his distress, review the options, and ask what he would like to happen. c. Apologize and ask that he be patient with the situation for the rest of the shift. d. Ask him to control his anger, and ask him if he too wasn't once new at something.
The nurse is obtaining a pain history. The client reports pain in the right ear. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. "Is the pain minor?" 2. "Do you have anything else that hurts?" 3. "Tell me more about the pain and what you do for it when it hurts." 4. "I'll note that in the record. Is there anything else I should know?"
A patient experiencing nausea reports to the nurse that she adds ginger root to her morning tea to calm her stomach. Which classification of medication in the patient history alerts the nurse to provide further education?
a. Antidepressants b. Proton pump inhibitors c. Anticoagulants d. Narcotics
The nurse is preparing to provide an older, newly diagnosed diabetic patient with information regarding type 2 diabetes. The nurse initially
a. asks if the patient prefers a video or a pamphlet. b. invites the patient's spouse to be present during the instruction. c. selects a quiet, well-lighted space for the class. d. ensures that the patient is pain-free and comfortably seated.