A client with severe depression has been regulated on a monamine oxidase inhibitor because trials of other antidepressants proved unsuccessful. She has a pass to go out to lunch with her husband. Given a choice of the following entrees, which can she safely eat?
A. avocado salad plate.
B. fruit and cottage cheese plate.
C. kielbasa and sauerkraut.
D. liver and bacon plate.
Ans: B. fruit and cottage cheese plate.
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An elderly man with hypocalcemia asks the nurse why the physician changed his loop diuretic medication to a thiazide diuretic medication that would do the same thing for the edema in his legs. What is the best response to this question?
1. "Changing this medication keeps you from becoming addicted." 2. "The thiazide medication will help your bones." 3. "You have to ask the physician about your medication." 4. "The thiazide medication will improve your blood count."
The nurse is caring for a client with suspected upper GI bleeding. The nurse inserts a nasogastric (NG) tube for gastric lavage and checks placement of the tube in the stomach. When fluid is aspirated from the tube, the pH is found to be 6
Which is the priority action of the nurse? a. Obtain an order for a stat chest x-ray. b. Auscultate over the lung fields bilaterally. c. Assess whether the tube is coiled in the client's throat. d. Auscultate over the epigastric area while instilling air.
Select all the items from the list below that are characteristics of a successful organizer
a. Easy-going b. Curious c. Persistent d. Rigid planner e. Imaginative f. Charismatic Chapter 20: The Politically Active Nurse
The clinic nurse describes possible interventions for the pregnant woman who is experiencing pain and numbness in her wrists. The nurse suggests: Select all answers that apply
A) Elevating the arms and wrists at night B) Reassessment during the postpartum period C) The use of "cock splints" to prevent wrist flexion D) Massaging the hands and wrists with alcohol