The nurse is caring for a client in the outpatient setting who has been diagnosed with a depressive disorder
Before the client is given a prescription for a tricyclic antidepressant, it is important for the nurse to assess the client for risk factors including:
A) Suicide.
B) Hypersomnia.
C) Cardiovascular arrhythmia.
D) Erectile dysfunction.
B
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A nurse is assessing a patient who is receiving traction. The nurse's assessment confirms that the patient is able to perform plantar flexion. What conclusion can the nurse draw from this finding?
A) The leg that was assessed is free from DVT. B) The patient's tibial nerve is functional. C) Circulation to the distal extremity is adequate. D) The patient does not have peripheral neurovascular dysfunction.
You are an oncology nurse and have just begun infusion of a patient's first dose of doxorubicin (Adriamycin) for the treatment of the patient's soft-tissue sarcoma
Shortly after beginning the infusion, the patient complains of pain at the infusion site, which is now swollen and reddened, and the IV pump has alarmed with a report of occlusion. As a result, you suspect extravasation. What action should you prioritize? A) Stop the infusion and remove the patient's IV cannula. B) Slow the infusion and take the patient's vital signs. C) Discontinue the infusion and infuse a flush of normal saline. D) Stop the infusion and aspirate from the patient's IV line.
A five-year-old child is on chemotherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma. Despite antiemetics, the child complains of nausea. The mother wants the child to eat and is pushing the child to eat the food
The nurse would talk with the mother and suggest that she not push the food on the nauseated child because: 1. The child does not need to eat as he is on intravenous fluids. 2. Forcing the child to eat may lead to a food aversion for the child. 3. Vomiting can lead to damage to the stomach. 4. Pushing the child to eat leads to a psychological conflict that may turn the child away from the parent.
A patient admitted to the hospital for the first time in his life has experienced an MI and subsequently is found to have arteriosclerosis. The most appropriate intervention to initiate once the patient is symptom free to extend and improve his quality of
A) Cardiac rehabilitation phase I B) Cardiac rehabilitation phase II C) Cardiac rehabilitation phase III D) Anxiety reduction