The nurse explains to the patient who is using Prilosec (a proton pump inhibitor) that the drug reduces the amount of which natural protector in the stomach lining?
a. Lactic acid
b. Lysozyme
c. Cilia
d. Fatty acids
B
Lysozyme is found in the lining of the stomach and in the stomach acids.
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With regard to child mortality statistics, which nursing intervention would be most effective in decreasing mortality from unintentional injury?
1. Educating parents about the benefits of immunizations 2. Teaching parents about proper use of vehicle restraint seats 3. Encouraging parents to obtain genetic counseling 4. Teaching children about dangers of contact sports
The "fruit" problem in meta-analysis refers to:
A) Including studies in the analysis from multiple disciplines B) Including both unpublished and published reports in the analysis C) Including both qualitative and quantitative findings in the analysis D) Including studies that have addressed different research questions
A female patient who initially came to the clinic with incontinence was recently diagnosed with endometrial cancer
She is usually well organized and calm but the nurse who is giving her preoperative instructions observes that she is irritable, has difficulty concentrating, and yells at her husband. Which action should the nurse take? a. Ask the health care provider for a psychiatric referral. b. Focus teaching on preventing postoperative complications. c. Try to calm patient and reinforce and repeat teaching about the surgery. d. Encourage the patient to have bladder repair at the same time as the hysterectomy.
A patient with schizophrenia tells the community mental health nurse, "I threw away my pills because they interfere with God's voice." The nurse identifies the cause of the patient's ineffective management of the medication regime as:
a. inadequate discharge planning b. poor therapeutic alliance with clinicians c. dislike of the side effects of antipsychotic medications d. impaired reasoning secondary to the schizophrenia