The nurse recommends genetic counseling for the children of a patient with

a. nephrotic syndrome
b. chronic pyelonephritis
c. malignant nephrosclerosis
d. adult onset polycystic kidney disease


Ans: d. adult onset polycystic kidney disease

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An older adult with gastric cancer with bone metastases is being discharged from the hospital after beginning a regimen of opioid analgesics to control the metastatic pain. What should be in-cluded in the discharge teaching plan?

a. The development of a plan to prevent constipation b. Benefits of grief counseling c. Increasing calories in the diet d. Preventing pressure ulcers

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A 27-year-old male patient is brought unresponsive to the emergency department by friends, who say that their friend drank more than half of a large bottle of whiskey 3 hours ago

Assessment reveals a blood alcohol level of 0.32%; V/S are: BP–88/32, R–6/minute, T–96.8° F, P–76/minute, weak and thready. The nurse should prepare the patient for which of the following interventions? a. IV fluids and stimulants b. Charcoal administration c. Gastric lavage and dialysis d. Naloxone (Narcan) administration

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The nurse administers a medication to sedate the client. When evaluating the effectiveness of the drug, the nurse finds the client more agitated and anxious than before receiving the sedative, and concludes the client is experiencing what type of

effect? 1. Side effect 2. Idiosyncratic effect 3. Therapeutic effect 4. Toxic effect

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Which African American woman was noted for her roles as both a nurse and an abolitionist during the Civil War of the United States?

1. Louisa May Alcott 2. Harriet Tubman 3. Jeanne Mance 4. Mary Seacole

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