When a patient is on aspirin therapy, the nurse should instruct the patient to watch for and report to the physician which of the following symptoms?
A. increase in appetite
B. edema in bilateral feet
C. burning on urination
D. blood in stools
D. blood in stools
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Which statement indicates the psychiatric–mental health nurse understands the basic principles of symbolic interactionism in working with clients?
1. "Clients with mental disorders are unlikely to understand the personal meaning of their experiences." 2. "I try to avoid interventions that ignore the personal meaning of experiences to my clients." 3. "Clients with altered brain chemistry need frequent reassurance that they should not worry about their condition." 4. "After my first year of working in mental health, I was able to develop standardized interventions for clients with the same diagnoses."
The nurse working in a long-term care facility used the developmental theory of aging in practice. In caring for a frail, nearly bed bound patient, how can the nurse use this theory?
a. Engage the patient in intellectually stimulating activities. b. Encourage the patient to participate in chair exercises. c. Ensure that the patient participates in all the group activities. d. Give the patient small "chores" to do for the facility.
A patient who has just been prescribed estrogen-based hormone replacement therapy (HRT) also has all of the following health problems. For which problem does the nurse check with the pre-scriber to determine whether the patient should take HRT?
a. Asthma b. Hypertension c. Osteoporosis d. Diabetes mellitus
A child with a suspected cardiovascular disorder is to undergo diagnostic testing and is scheduled for an echocardiogram. When explaining this test to the child, what would the nurse most likely include?
A) "This test will check the pattern of how your heart is beating." B) "They'll take a picture of your chest to look at the heart's size." C) "A special wand that picks up sound is used to check your heart." D) "Small patches are attached to your chest to check the heart rhythm."