A patient who is experiencing difficulty swallowing is diagnosed with esophageal cancer after having a barium swallow. Which finding is consistent with this patient's health problem?
A. Tumor
B. Narrow esophageal lumen
C. Metastasis
D. Blood
Answer: B
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A 20-kg pediatric patient is being treated for toxoplasmosis, and the provider orders pyrimetha-mine [Daraprim] 10 mg twice daily. The nurse caring for this patient will anticipate which addi-tional order from the provider?
a. Administer 10 to 15 mg of folinic acid with each dose of pyrimethamine. b. Give the medication intravenously over 30 to 45 minutes. c. Increase the dose to 20 mg twice daily after 2 to 4 days. d. Teach the family to monitor for muscle pain and joint stiffness.
A Navajo Indian client died in the hospital while being treated for a severe illness. The nurse caring for the client would expect family and other tribal members to do which of the following after the client's death?
1. Refrain from touching the client. 2. Touch the client's hand. 3. Kiss the client's forehead. 4. Participate in postmortem care.
A nurse is assigned to care for a client with incontinence of urine. Based on this information, what should the nurse know about the schedules for making the bed?
A) Only after client's bath B) Whenever the linen is soiled C) Daily just before bedtime D) Daily before visiting hours
You are orienting a new nursing professional development specialist to the position. How best would you describe the ANA and National Staff Development Organization's Standards of Nursing Professional Development?
1. The standards cover assessment, outcomes, planning, implementation, and evaluation. 2. The standards tell us specifically what we need to do and how to meet these requirements in our department and as nursing professional development specialist. 3. The standards describe quality care and needs. 4. The standards provide guidelines for staff development functions and professional issues of staff development specialists.