The nurse working with an ophthalmologist knows that glaucoma is an increase of the intraocular pressure in the eye due to an obstruction or impaired outflow of aqueous humor that leads to retinal damage and eventual necrosis of the optic nerve
A) True
B) False
A
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An older male patient recovering from a myocardial infarction (MI) asks the nurse if future sexual activity is now contraindicated. Which statement should the nurse use to respond to the patient?
A) Sexual activity after MI is usually contraindicated. B) Medications can be used to enhance sexual function. C) There are positions that produce the least strain on the heart during sexual activity. D) Current research suggests that sexual activity does not require modification following MI.
Which of the following are questions that can be asked when assessing organizational culture? Select all that apply
a. Are risk and change encountered? b. What is the informal chain of command? c. What is the colloquial chain of command? d. What are the rules about how things should be done?
A patient's electrocardiogram ST segment tracing is demonstrating deflections. The nurse realizes that this tracing is consistent with
1. atrial muscle injury. 2. ventricular muscle injury. 3. hypokalemia. 4. respiratory acidosis.
The treatment plan for patients taking highly emetogenic drugs should include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Aprepitant (Emend) b. Oprelvekin (Neumega) c. Erythropoietin (Epogen) d. Ondansetron (Zofran) e. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)