Examples of indirect patient care include which of the following? Select all that apply. A!. Bathing a patient
1. Bathing a patient
2. Administering pain medication
3. Documenting a patient's bath
4. Listening to a patient's complaints
5. Informing the physician about a patient's pain
ANS: 3, 5
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The nurse is caring for a patient with newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS). The patient asks why MS is called an autoimmune disease. What is the nurse's best response?
A) The body attacks its own cells because it responds to specific self-antigens to produce antibodies. B) A result of response to a cell that was invaded by bacteria, leading to antibody production to similar cells. C) Production of autoantibodies is a normal process that goes on all the time, but immunosuppression limits B-cell response. D) People with multiple sclerosis have a genetic predisposition to destroy autoantibodies.
A female client with suspected glomerular disease has been referred to a nephrologist. The nurse knows that which of the following clinical manifestations may be present with the diagnosis of acute nephritic syndrome? Select all that apply
A) Sudden onset of hematuria B) Proteinuria C) Flank pain D) Excess urine output E) Edema
The patient scheduled for a liver biopsy has given the nurse a list of medications routinely taken at home. The nurse should be concerned about the:
1. aspirin. 2. multivitamin. 3. furosemide. 4. acetaminophen.
A patient should be discouraged from using Echinacea to help reduce the duration of colds if he or she is using
a. anticoagulant drugs to prevent formation of blood clots. b. immunosuppressant drugs following an organ transplant. c. oral contraceptives or hormone replace-ment therapy. d. oral hypoglycemic agents for treatment of diabetes.