In caring for a fully immunized pregnant woman who is a nurse
in a family health practice, the obstetric nurse should remind the patient that she must not come in contact with patients who have symptoms that could indicate which infection?
A) Measles
B) Varicella
C) Smallpox
D) Diphtheria
Ans: B
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A patient has an incompetent lower esophageal sphincter. What complication should the nurse expect in this patient?
A) Overdistension of the lower esophagus B) Gastric reflux C) Duodenal reflux D) Aspiration of food
A patient wants to use aromatherapy to treat pneumonia, but the hospital policy will not allow burning of eucalyptus-scented candles. The nurse suggests the use of:
a. another essential oil. b. prescribed medications. c. a topical eucalyptus product. d. massage therapy.
A nurse caring for a preoperative patient is told by the patient, "The doctor just had me sign a paper. I wish I knew what it was all about." The nurse goes to report this to the physician. The nursing role adopted by the nurse is
a. provider of care. b. counselor. c. change agent. d. patient advocate.
The nurse is taking the initial history of a patient admitted to the hospital for hypertension. The physician has ordered a beta-adrenergic blocker. Which statement by the patient does the nurse recognize as most significant?
1. "I don't handle stress well; I have a lot of diarrhea." 2. "When I have a migraine headache, I need to have the room darkened." 3. "My father died of a heart attack when he was 48-years-old." 4. "I have always had problems with my asthma."