Which of the following is the most obvious finding during a physical assessment of a client with hypertension?
A) Sustained increase of either one or both systolic or diastolic measurements
B) Hypotension in either one or both systolic or diastolic measurements
C) Client is underweight
D) Client is anemic
A
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A) breast-feeding of the neonate. B) the first 2 months of pregnancy. C) the two to 3 weeks prior to delivery. D) the second trimester.
A nursing instructor is teaching about intimate partner violence. Which of the following student statements indicate that learning has occurred? (Select all that apply.)
1. "Intimate partner violence is a pattern of abusive behavior that is used by an intimate partner." 2. "Intimate partner violence is used to gain power and control over the other intimate partner." 3. "Fifty-one percent of victims of intimate violence are women." 4. "Women ages 25 to 34 experience the highest per capita rates of intimate violence." 5. "Victims are typically young married women who are dependent housewives."
A patient presents to the clinic complaining of the inability to grasp objects with her right hand. The patient's right arm is cool and has a difference in blood pressure of more than 20 mm Hg compared with her left arm
The nurse should expect that the primary care provider may diagnose the woman with what health problem? A) Lymphedema B) Raynaud's phenomenon C) Upper extremity arterial occlusive disease D) Upper extremity VTE
The nurse is caring for a client who is to receive chemotherapy. When the nurse notes the client does not have a prescription for premedication prior to chemotherapy he or she should:
a. plan to administer the chemotherapy without premedication. b. plan to administer a serotonin antagonist 30 minutes prior to chemotherapy. c. collaborate with the health care provider for a premedication prescription. d. inform the client that the health care provider didn't prescribe a premedication, if asked.