While caring for a patient who recently took a new anticonvulsant medication, the nurse correctly contacts the physician immediately if
1. The patient reports a rash across the abdomen.
2. The patient reports feeling nauseated.
3. The patient reports itching across the chest and neck.
4. The patient reports feeling short of breath.
ANS: 4
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Persons with chronic mental health problems have much higher rates of:
a. Apathy b. Suicide c. Homicide d. Physical illness
The nurse is caring for a newborn infant whose mother is HBsAg-negative. The nurse expects to give the infant
a. hepatitis B immune globulin. b. hepatitis B immune globulin and hepatitis B vaccine 12 hours later. c. no vaccine. d. recombinant hepatitis B vaccine.
Which of the following is an example of the role of the nurse as an advocate?
1. A home health nurse contacts adult protective services for a client who is being neglected. 2. A nurse in a homeless clinic discusses the importance of good foot care with a man with severe blisters. 3. An occupational health nurse works with a client to examine strategies on how to stop smoking. 4. A school nurse holds a class on contraception for 10th grade girls.
An older adult resident in a long-term care facility expresses multiple minor complaints at the nurse's station and wanders about aimlessly in the hallway. The nurse examines the patient's chart
Which newly prescribed drug may explain his behavior? a. Tylenol b. Theophylline c. Bisacodyl d. Lisinopril