The nurse is preparing to provide education for a client prescribed Raloxifene. Which common adverse effects should the nurse include in the teaching?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. Flu like symptoms
B. Leg cramps
C. Hot flashes
D. Peripheral edema
E. Weight gain
Answer: E
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A client reports a great deal of pain following a fairly minor operation. The surgeon leaves a prescription for the nurse to administer a placebo instead of pain medication. What actions by the nurse are most appropriate? (Select all that apply.)
a. Consult with the prescriber and voice objections. b. Delegate administration of the placebo to another nurse. c. Give the placebo and reassess the client's pain. d. Notify the nurse manager of the physician's request. e. Tell the client what the prescriber ordered.
When the patient holds his Bible 6 inches from his face and turns his head to read out of the corner of his eyes, the nurse suspects that the patient is developing:
1. cataracts. 2. glaucoma. 3. presbyopia. 4. macular degeneration.
When examining the fundus of the eye, which of the following structures should be viewed last?
A) Macula B) Retina C) Optic disc D) Retinal vessels
A nurse is caring for a family whose older father with dementia is living in their home. The nurse has instructed the family about how to decrease the father's agitation
The nurse determines that the son has understood the instructions when he states which of the following? A) "Restraints can help reduce my father's agitation." B) "I should place my father in the bedroom with me so I can watch him more closely." C) "It's important that he gets out shopping with me or my wife." D) "If I simplify our home environment, my father may be less agitated."