The nurse is caring for a pregnant client. The client's husband has come to the prenatal visit. Which question is best for the nurse to use to assess the adaptation to pregnancy by the father-to-be?
A. "What kind of work do you do?"
B. "What furniture have you gotten for the baby?"
C. "How moody has your wife been lately?"
D. "How are you feeling about becoming a father?"
D
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The nurse is preparing the patient with heart failure for discharge. During the patient teaching session, the nurse realizes that the patient will require further teaching in relationship to taking valsartan (Diovan) when the patient states:
A) "I will notify my physician if I have dizziness when I stand up." B) "If I notice a change in the amount that I urinate, I will call my doctor." C) "I will call my doctor if I have weakness in my legs." D) "I will use these prescriptions for blood work when I notice side effects from the medication."
Pain in the left arm secondary to coronary insufficiency is an example of:
a. acute pain. b. chronic pain. c. referred pain. d. subacute pain.
The nurse is conducting a physical examination of a child following a comprehensive health history. What should be the focus of the physical examination?
A) The child B) The parents C) Chief complaint D) Developmental age
A patient calls the clinic to ask about taking
cranberry dietary supplement capsules because a friend recommended them. The nurse will discuss which possible concern when a patient is tak-ing cranberry supplements? a. It may increase the risk for bleeding if the patient is taking anticoagulants. b. It may increase the risk of toxicity of some psychotherapeutic drugs. c. It may reduce elimination of drugs that are excreted by the kidneys. d. Cranberry may increase the intensity and duration of effects of caffeine.