Prior to administering digoxin, which should the nurse assess first?
A. Temperature
B. Apical pulse
C. Respiratory rate
D. Pain using a pain scale
Answer: B
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The nurse ascertains that the assistive personnel understands how to intervene when the patient complains of dizziness when the assistive personnel verbalizes which of the following? a. "I call for help." b. "I gently lower the patient to the floor." c. "I support the patient and walk quickly back to the room." d. "I lean the patient against the wall and wait until the episode passes."
A patient has just been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia. What would the nurse teach this patient about treatment for this disorder?
1. Drugs used to treat seizure disorders are generally effective. 2. Drug therapy will begin with a trial of antiviral drugs. 3. The primary treatment focus will be on supporting respiratory function until the condition resolves. 4. Gargling with hot salt water will help reduce pain and keep tissues moistened.
Which of the following best describes the problem of cryptorchidism?
a. there one testicle is greatly enlarged and hangs somewhat lower than the other testicle b. there one, or in rare cases both, of the testes is twisted in the scrotal sac c. a congenital anomaly in which one, or in rare cases both, of the testicles is absent d. failure of one or both of the testes to descend through the inguinal canal into the scrotum
Which of the following depends heavily on groups in which individuals work in the presence of one another but do not interact?
a. Delphi technique b. Program planning model c. Community-as-partner model d. Community empowerment model