What health problem is a possible adverse effect of any drug that reduces blood clotting?
a. Pulmonary embolism
b. Hemorrhage
c. Thrombosis
d. Diabetes
ANS: B
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After surgery for esophageal cancer, the patient is instructed to remain upright for at least 2 hours to allow the food to move through the gastrointestinal tract. What drug is used to promote gastric motility in these patients?
A) Reglan B) Prilosec C) Previcid D) Ranitidine
A client with terminal cancer of the lung complains of being short of breath with bilateral crackles and wheezes, despite oxygen at 4 liters per minute via nasal cannula and diuretic therapy
What nursing interventions are appropriate for this client? (Select all that apply.) 1. Move the client to a room closer to the nurse's desk for closer observation 2. Help the client assume a position lying on the right side 3. Place a fan in the room to move air around the client 4. Change the client's oxygen therapy to a nonrebreathing mask Elevate the head of the client's bed to a Fowler's position
You are called in to the emergency department as the nurse for the psychiatric emergency team to evaluate a client
Your assessment reveals that 3 months ago the client watched several TV news reports about a local disaster involving the drowning of several children while on a camping trip, as well as heard numerous radio reports and discussions, read several articles with pictures in the local newspaper, and overheard others at work discuss the incident. Earlier today, the client went swimming at the local community pool. Your nursing assessment is correctly guided by the knowledge that for psychologically traumatized clients: a. psychological distress is not limited to only those directly involved in a traumatic event b. PTSD involves voluntarily obsessing with the event and symbolically reenacting the event for others c. the psychological distress indicates guilty involvement in the event in some way d. only clients with a preexisting mental disorder will develop PTSD