In educating an older client about smoking cessation, the nurse should keep in mind that
A) most persons quit smoking several times before they are successful.
B) buproprion (Zyban) taken orally is safe for clients with seizure disorders.
C) a piece of nicotine gum should be chewed for 5 minutes of every waking hour.
D) there is no adverse risk if the client chooses to smoke while wearing a nicotine patch.
A
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The client is 36 weeks pregnant. The nurse is assessing the client's respiratory system and finds that the respiratory rate is 24 breaths per minute
The client states that she sometimes experiences shortness of breath. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate? 1. "You have developed asthma during your pregnancy." 2. "During your last trimester, it is normal for you to feel short of breath and to have a faster respiratory rate." 3. "I'm going to have to notify your healthcare provider right now about these findings." 4. "You have been infected with tuberculosis."
When a 55-year-old patient's routine blood work returns, the nurse notes that his C-reactive protein (CRP) is elevated. The patient asks what that means. The nurse responds,
A) "You must eat a lot of red meat since this means you have a lot of fat floating in your vessels." B) "You are consuming high levels of folate, which works with the B vitamins and riboflavin to metabolize animal protein." C) "This means you have high levels of HDL to balance the LDL found in animal proteins." D) "This means you have elevated serum markers for systemic inflammation that has been associated with vascular disease."
The nurse is utilizing the metaparadigm of nursing when planning care for a client. The metaparadigm of nursing focuses on:
a. the person, health, and the environment. b. pathophysiology and the curing of disease. c. physicians, patients, and pathophysiology. d. community, biology, and curing.
Which are conditions that may be treated using beta blockers? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cardiac dysrhythmias b. Heart failure c. Hypotension d. Hypothyroidism e. Stage fright