When caring for a patient with cataract surgery, teach the patient to avoid bending, which ____________________ pressure in the eye.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
increases
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A patient with a new automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) asks the nurse what happens if he goes into that deadly heart rhythm again. The nurse will base her response knowing that the AICD will
A) periodically fire just to test for lead placement and battery life. B) respond to ventricular tachyarrhythmia by delivering a shock within 10 to 20 seconds of its onset. C) use radiofrequency energy to deliver an electrical shock through the site where the lethal rhythm originates. D) remove scar tissue and aneurysm during placement of electrodes and then will shock if paradoxical ventricular movement is located.
The nurse must be sensitive when performing the initial assessment on a male with a reproductive disorder and should use interview techniques that (select all that apply):
1. use open-ended questions. 2. pin the patient down for truthful and specific information. 3. leave sensitive questions until later in the interview. 4. share her or his professional opinion. 5. involve starting most questions with "why."
What information should the nurse include when teaching the parents of a 5-week-old infant about pyloromyotomy?
a. The infant will be in the hospital for a week. b. The surgical procedure is routine and "no big deal." c. The prognosis for complete correction with surgery is good. d. They will need to ask the physician about home care nursing.
Which type of chemotherapy drug causes tissue damage on direct contact?
a. Cyclins b. Vesicants c. Biologics d. Emetogenics