The nurse is explaining to a patient with dysrhythmia how the heart conducts impulses that cause myocardial cells to contract simultaneously. The patient asks what structure allows this conduction from cell to cell
Which structure should the nurse mention?
A) Intercalated disks
B) Nuclei
C) Mitochondria
D) Ribosomes
A
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The nurse is caring for a patient with a diagnosis of vulvar cancer who has returned from the PACU after undergoing a wide excision of the vulva. How should this patient's analgesic regimen be best managed?
A) Analgesia should be withheld unless the patient's pain becomes unbearable. B) Scheduled analgesia should be administered around-the-clock to prevent pain. C) All analgesics should be given on a PRN, rather than scheduled, basis. D) Opioid analgesics should be avoided and NSAIDs exclusively provided.
A postmenopausal woman with uterine prolapse is being fitted with a pessary. The nurse would be most alert for which side effect?
A) Increased vaginal discharge B) Urinary tract infection C) Vaginitis D) Vaginal ulceration
The nurse is caring for a patient who has experienced a laparoscopic appendectomy. For which type of healing will the nurse focus the care plan?
a. Partial-thickness repair b. Secondary intention c. Tertiary intention d. Primary intention
General anesthetics are used to
A) block pain reception in the brain. B) prevent pain messages from reaching the spinal cord. C) block pain from the nerve endings in the skin. D) prevent pain messages from being sent to the medulla.