In teaching about the use of sublingual nitroglycerine, the patient should be instructed:
1. To swallow the tablet with a full glass of water
2. To place one tablet under the tongue if chest pain occurs and allow it to dissolve
3. To take one tablet every 5 minutes until the chest pain goes away
4. That it should "burn" when placed under the tongue or it is no longer effective
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When working with patients who have had psychotic episodes, the nurse knows to monitor for which laboratory analysis for the patient taking clozapine (Clozaril)?
1. WBC 2. RBC count 3. Fasting blood sugar 4. Pro-times and creatine kinase
A patient being treated for increased intracranial pressure (ICP) from a traumatic brain injury demonstrates an increase in pressure with minimal care activity. What instruction should the nurse provide the nursing student assisting with care for this patient?
1. "We will let this patient rest between his bath and changing his linens." 2. "We are going to bathe this patient, get his linens changed, suction him, and do all of our other care early this morning, so he can get a long rest this afternoon." 3. "Be certain that we don't raise this patient's head above 10 degrees during his bath." 4. "You have to learn to suction patients with traumatic brain injury very quickly, taking no more than 30 seconds."
A patient tells the nurse that he is surprised that he has hepatitis because he didn't "turn yellow" like his friend who had the illness. Which of the following should the nurse respond to this patient?
1. that's a good point; maybe you don't have hepatitis 2. not everyone who has hepatitis develops jaundice 3. are you sure that your friend had hepatitis? 4. jaundice comes about 6 weeks after the disease starts
Mr. Kline is a construction worker who is recovering from surgery on his dominant hand that he injured on the job. Which member of the healthcare team would the nurse contact to help Mr. Kline learn how to feed himself using modified utensils?
A) Registered physical therapist B) Doctor of osteopathy C) Registered dietitian D) Occupational therapist