Which postbronchoscopy assessment observed by the nurse in a 54-year-old woman would require immediate intervention?
a. Coughing up a moderate amount of dark, blood-tinged mucus
b. Negative gag reflex 15 minutes after pro-cedure
c. Presence of a stridor in the upper airway
d. Difficulty to arouse with initial disorienta-tion
C
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The nurse administers nystatin (Mycostatin) to a patient with thrush (oral candidiasis). How does the medication work in the body?
A) Changes membrane permeability B) Prevents reproduction of fungal cells C) Fungistatic D) Inhibits glucan synthesis
A nurse has identified a coping problem in a family that had recent lost their house and all of their belongings in a fire. The nurse will next assess the family's external support systems
These would include which of the following? (Select all that apply). ___________ Friends ___________ Religious affiliations ___________ Individual members of the family ___________ Health care professionals
The nurse is preparing to administer two intravenous medications that should not be given using the same IV tubing. The nurse understands that this is because of drug
a. adverse reactions. b. incompatibility. c. interactions. d. potentiation.
The following people enter the health clinic together: an unmarried man and his year-old son, an unmarried woman with a year-old daughter, and the man's married brother, who is separated from his wife. During the assessment it is determined that both men work and contribute to the household, where all of them live. Which of the following best describes the "family"?
a. The group consists of three families: the man and his son, the woman and her daughter, and the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are separated.
b. There are two families involved: first, the unmarried man and woman and their two children, and second, the brother, who is married even though he and his wife are separated.
c. There is no family here, only three adults sharing resources between themselves and two biologically related children.
d. The family includes whoever the adults state are family members.