A 61-year-old man's elevated prostate screening antigen (PSA) levels and abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) results prompted his care provider to refer him for treatment
The patient has subsequently been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is scheduled for surgery. The nurse should recognize that this patient's plan of nursing care should include interventions to address what potential long-term complication of prostate surgery?
A) Erectile dysfunction
B) Stress incontinence
C) Urge incontinence
D) Abdominal distention
A
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The nurse is planning care to address a patient's spiritual distress. Which interventions would be appropriate to include in this plan of care? (Select all that apply.)
A) Pray with the patient upon request as needed and desired B) Find a volunteer to read the Bible to the patient upon request C) Remind the patient that spiritual needs are often addressed last D) Contact the patient's church to have the clergy visit the patient E) Help the patient identify factors contributing to spiritual distress
A nursing student was attempting to palpate a patient's apical pulse and sought assistance from a classmate with landmarking the point of maximal impulse
After the assessment, the classmate questioned the student, asking, "What's the point of palpating your patient's pulse when auscultation gives you a lot more data?" How can the student most accurately respond to the classmate's question? A) "Palpation of the patient's apex helps to gauge the degree of coronary artery disease." B) "Apical palpation informs an assessment of ventricular enlargement or turbulent blood flow." C) "The apical pulse will be difficult to palpate in patients who have acute coronary syndrome (ACS) but easy to palpate in healthy patients." D) "Apical palpation is a way of indirectly assessing a patient's peripheral vascular disease and arterial insufficiency."
A nurse is caring for a family with apparent language barrier. The nurse is preparing to discharge the patient who has been recently started on insulin and just learning to administer the medication and follow the dietary regime
Which of the following statements by the nurse reflects an understanding of communication in this context? 1. "I know this is a great deal of information to learn as you prepare for Mr. H to return home. If it's okay with you, I will come back later and we can review the information again." 2. "You probably have many questions. But they will get answered as you read these materials." 3. "Families have different ways of approaching the chronic disease of diabetes, but it is important for your family to understand the right way to approach this disease." 4. "I know it is difficult for Mr. H to accept this diagnosis, but it needs to be his disease to manage, rather than depend on you as his family."
Patients undergoing a chemical stress test at a doctor's office could expect to receive an injection of which neurotransmitter?
A. Serotonin B. Dopamine C. Epinephrine D. Acetylcholine