The nurse would anticipate that a patient on Vasotec (ACE inhibitor) would have as a positive outcome to this drug:
1. increased fluid retention.
2. decreased blood pressure.
3. decreased urine output.
4. increased appetite.
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ACE inhibitors suppress the excretion of angiotensin, which lowers the blood pressure, re-duces fluid retention, and leads to increased urine output.
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The qualitative nurse researcher is expected to maintain which level of privacy to protect the participants in the study?
1. Confidentiality. 2. Anonymity. 3. Partial privacy. 4. There is no possibility of privacy in a qualitative study.
A female client has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Her husband asks if there is any possibility that the disease has been transmitted to their children. What is the best nursing response?
1. "Only if there is another person in your wife's ancestry who was diagnosed with this disorder." 2. "Does your wife have a twin with this disorder?" 3. "Your children's risk for developing this disorder is higher than that of the general population." 4. "We believe so, but there is no research to support our anecdotal observations."
Training schools for nurses were established in the United States after the Civil War. The standards of U.S. schools deviated from those of the Nightingale paradigm. Which of the following statements is true about U.S. training schools?
A) Training schools were affiliated with a few select hospitals. B) Training of nurses provided no financial advantages to the hospital. C) Training was formal, based on nursing care. D) Training schools eliminated the need to pay employees.
The nurse is evaluating the need to refer a patient with osteoarthritis for a home care visit to be sure the patient can function in accomplishing daily activities independently. What is the nurse's first priority?
a. Determine if the patient has had home visits before and if the experience was positive. b. Check the patient's ability to bathe without any assistance the next day. c. Have the patient demonstrate the learned skills at the end of the teaching session. d. Arrange a physical therapy visit before the patient is discharged from the hospital.