Trudy, an 18-year-old woman at 23 weeks gestation, tells the nurse that she has fainted two times. The nurse teaches Trudy about the warning signs that often precede syncope so that Trudy can sit or lie down to prevent personal injury
Warning signs include:
Select all answers that apply:
A) Sweating
B) Nausea
C) Chills
D) Yawning
A, B, D
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Order: Heparin 1,450 units/hr Available: Heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL D5W The IV flow rate is _______________
A. 29 mL/hr B. 14 mL/hr C. 40 mL/hr D. 10 mL/hr
The older adult client had been experiencing nocturia and decided to voluntarily restrict fluid intake during the day to help avoid the problem
Which of the following statements by the client's daughter indicates that the client may be experiencing a complication associated with this practice? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "He fell and hit his head because he's been so unsteady.". 2. "His stools have started to look loose and bloody.". 3. "I think he's beginning to develop Alzheimer's disease because he can get so confused.". 4. "I don't think he's had a bowel movement since 1 week ago.". 5. "His urine looks cloudy and dark.".
The nurse is assessing clients at a clinic. Which activity takes priority?
a. Teaching smoking cessation to a mid-dle-aged woman who smokes b. Planning an exercise regimen with a woman with a sedentary lifestyle c. Teaching an older man who is moderately obese to keep a food diary d. Assessing a man with familial coronary artery disease for specific risk factors
How have nurses historically learned to identify a possible relationship between environ-mental chemical exposures and their potential harm?
1. Extrapolation by toxicologists 2. Biomonitoring 3. Historically taken chemistry courses that enabled them to understand the chemical properties of pollutants 4. By observing humans who present with signs and symptoms that can be con-nected to a specific chemical exposure