An older client received amiodarone (Cordarone) for life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmias. Which side effect may not be obvious to the nurse during the time frame of the medication's administration?
A) toxic epidermal
B) adult respiratory distress syndrome
C) congestive heart failure
D) abnormal sense of smell
D
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The patient is on postoperative day 1 after having undergone a TURP procedure. He has continuous bladder irrigation (CBI). Actual urine output during continuous bladder irrigation is calculated by:
a. measuring and recording all fluid output in the drainage bag. b. measuring the total output and deducting the total of the irrigating and intravenous solutions. c. adding the total of the intravenous and irrigating solutions and then deducting the amount of output. d. measuring total output and deducting the amount of irrigating solution used.
An older patient is prescribed antihistamines. What will the nurse assess as side effects of this medication? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Altered taste 2. Altered smell 3. Altered touch 4. Altered vision 5. Altered hearing
The nurse assesses the pattern of a family from a different culture to be collateral. This means:
a. it has a patriarchal structure. b. children are highly valued. c. individual goals taking precedence over that of the family. d. goals focus on the needs of the extended and hereditary family.
A child, age 4 years, tells the nurse that she "needs a Band-Aid" where she had an injection. What nursing action should the nurse implement?
a. Apply a Band-Aid. b. Ask her why she wants a Band-Aid. c. Explain why a Band-Aid is not needed. d. Show her that the bleeding has already stopped.