The nurse notes in a patient's medication
history that the patient is taking pilocarpine (Pilocar). Based on this finding, the nurse interprets that the patient has which disorder?
a. Anticholinergic poisoning
b. Glaucoma
c. Bladder atony
d. Myasthenia gravis
ANS: B
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The nurse working in a geriatrician's office is admitting a client diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease when the client's daughter says, "I love my Mom, but she is driving me crazy
I have to watch her constantly because she tends to wander, and I am only getting about four hours of interrupted sleep a night. I don't know how much longer I can stand this." The nurse interprets this comment as an indication of: 1. Exhaustion of the caregiver. 2. Caregiver role strain with potential for elder abuse. 3. The need to place the client in a nursing home. 4. A sign that the client is in the end stage of Alzheimer's disease.
Earlier menarche age has been associated with adverse health outcomes later in life.
a. true b. false
The new nurse is caring for a client with a high temperature. Which action by the nurse warrants intervention by the new nurse's preceptor?
a. Sponging the client while monitoring for shivering b. Applying cool packs to the client's axillae and groin c. Monitoring the client's temperature more often than ordered d. Obtaining a fan from central supply for the client's room
A volume of 480 mL is started at 5:25 p.m. at a rate of 105 mL/hr. Calculate the infusion time and the completion time
What will be an ideal response?