The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with threadworm infestation. What is the nurse's priority assessment related to common manifestations of this infestation?
A) Gastroenteritis
B) Pneumonia
C) Hematuria
D) Tarry stools
B
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Threadworm is a pervasive nematode that can send larvae into the lungs, liver, and central nervous system and can cause severe pneumonia or liver abscess. Threadworms do not cause gastroenteritis, hematuria, or tarry stools.
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a. decrease inflammation and edema. c. improve blood flow to the area. b. facilitate clotting and control bleeding. d. raise the threshold of pain receptors.
Genetic testing has revealed that a family has a strong predisposition to a disease that occurs late in life. What ethical dilemmas does the nurse recognize as resulting from this information?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Should the children be screened for this disease? 2. Should the children be allowed to make their own decision about testing? 3. Should the testing be considered reliable? 4. Should other adult members of the family be informed? 5. Should testing be repeated?
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Which of the following responses by the nurse is most appropriate? 1. "Don't worry about it; you'll feel better in a month or so.". 2. "Have you talked to your husband about how you feel?" 3. "Perhaps you really don't want to be pregnant.". 4. "Hormone changes during pregnancy commonly result in mood swings.".
The pulse rate at which the nurse would withhold a dose of digoxin in an adult is:
a. 100 beats per minute. c. less than 60 beats per minute. b. less than 90 beats per minute. d. less than 70 beats per minute.