A community health nurse is assessing a family during a home visit. The nurse is examining the mother, who is pregnant with her second child. The nurse asks the mother to raise her arms above her head
The mother replies, "I can't do this because it will cause the umbilical cord to strangle the baby." The nurse interprets this statement as reflecting which of the following?
A) Home remedy
B) Herbalism
C) Folk medicine
D) Alternative therapy
C
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A nursing instructor is evaluating the students' understanding of topical anti-infectives. The instructor determines that the group understands the information when they pair which drug with the infection treated correctly? Select all that apply
A) Erythromycin (Erygel) - acne vulgaris B) Ketoconazole (Nizoral) - episodes of HSV C) Ciclopirox (Loprox) - tinea pedis D) Acyclovir (Zovirax) - episodes of HSV E) Bacitracin (Baci-Rx) - tinea corporis
The nurse is performing a shift assessment on a patient with aldosteronism. A sign that the patient's condition is not yet controlled would be:
A) Anuria B) Oliguria C) Polyuria D) Proteinuria
After learning that a patient has abdominal pain that occurs at least 3 days per month over the last 3 months, the nurse suspects that a patient is experiencing irritable bowel syndrome. What findings did the nurse use to make this clinical decision?
Select all that apply. 1. abdominal pain that is relieved by eating 2. abdominal pain that improves with defecation 3. abdominal pain that is associated with a change in stool form 4. abdominal pain that is associated with a change in bowel frequency 5. abdominal pain that improves with physical activity and limiting food intake
How does carbamazepine (Tegretol) work to decrease seizure activity?
a. Increasing the amount of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) present in the brain b. Decreasing the amount of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) present in the brain c. Slowing electrical impulse conduction in the brain by altering sodium channels d. Slowing electrical impulse conduction in the brain by altering calcium channels