The nurse has identified that a patient who has hyperthyroidism has decreased cardiac output. Which interventions are indicated to address this diagnosis?
1. Monitor for development of peripheral edema.
2. Keep room warm.
3. Provide medications to manage pain.
4. Frequently reassure and calm the patient.
5. Monitor activity tolerance.
1, 3, 4, 5
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A) Epoetin alfa (Epogen, Procrit) B) Pentoxifylline (Pentoxil) C) Estazolam (ProSom) D) Dextromethorphan hydrobromide
As you begin to assess a client's respirations, you say:
1. "Be very quiet since I am counting your breaths." 2. "Breathe deeply through your open mouth." 3. "Read your book while I feel your pulse on your wrist." 4. "Be careful not to breathe too rapidly."
The phenomenon of many people having symptoms, but few seeking help, has become known as which of the following phenomena?
a. underdiagnosis phenomenon b. tip-of-the-iceberg phenomenon c. invisible mentally ill phenomenon d. catchment area phenomenon
A nurse is leading a discussion with a group of new mothers about newborn nutrition and its importance for growth and development. One of the mothers asks, "Doesn't the baby get iron from me before birth?"
Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate? A) "You give the baby some iron, but it is not enough to sustain him after birth." B) "Because the baby grows rapidly during the first months, he uses up what you gave him." C) "The iron you give him before birth is different from what he needs once he is born." D) "If the baby didn't use up what you gave him before birth, he excretes it soon after birth."