A patient is being treated for glaucoma. The patient also has a history of heart failure. Which category of drugs for glaucoma could exacerbate the heart problems?
a. Beta blockers
b. Prostaglandin analogues
c. Adrenergic agonists
d. Anticholinergic agonists
a
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A patient requires ongoing treatment and infection-control precautions because of an inherited deficit in immune function. The nurse should recognize that this patient most likely has what type of immune disorder?
A) A primary immune deficiency B) A gammopathy C) An autoimmune disorder D) A rheumatic disorder
The nurse is teaching a new mother about prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which of the following recommendations about sleeping should be included?
a. Place the infant on the abdomen (prone) without the head of the bed elevated while sleeping. b. Include soft materials in the infant's sleeping environment (e.g., pillows, quilts, stuffed animals). c. Place the infant on the back (supine) while sleeping. d. Allow the infant to sleep in the bed with the mother.
A panel of researchers conducts several studies, all drawn from an existent hospital and clinic database. The studies focus on quality and effectiveness within that system
The specific studies address mortality rates in elders within a year after hip fracture, functional outcomes six months after admission to a neurosurgical ICU after traumatic brain injury, rate of nurse injuries in an emergency department, and number of patient falls on various floors of the hospital. What type of research is this? a. Experimental research b. Outcomes research c. Ethnographic research d. Grounded theory research
While assessing an unconscious patient's neurologic status, the nurse applies pain by pinching the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Which statement by the nurse indicates an understanding of the use of this technique?
1. "Pain will make abnormal motor responses observable.". 2. "An unconscious patient's pain threshold is abnormally high.". 3. "Response to pain is an indicator of cognitive function.". 4. "The patient is most likely to respond to pain at that site.".