A patient is prescribed diuretics for treatment of heart failure. Because of this therapy, the nurse pays particular attention to which laboratory test level?
a. Peak and trough of medication
b. Serum potassium
c. Serum sodium
d. Prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
Answer: d. Prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
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Many current motivational strategies that have been developed in the United States may be missing important elements of ____
a. Cultural differences b. Diverse values c. Ethical concerns d. Worldly variation
What paradigm is used to describe a group of theories that adhered to a unitary process perception of human beings?
A) Simultaneity paradigm B) Being paradigm C) Human paradigm D) Unitary paradigm
________ is the period extending from birth to the end of the first year of life.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A patient with prostate cancer asks the nurse the meaning of his high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. "PSA is a tumor marker that is elevated in patients with prostate cancer." b. "PSA levels are done routinely to determine whether your prostate cancer has spread to a new site." c. "The doctor orders PSA measurements to monitor the level of chemotherapy medication in your blood." d. "A PSA test allows the pathologist to view the cancer cells under the microscope to monitor the progression of cancer."