Which of the following information should the nurse give the client with hyperthyroidism who is prescribed radioactive iodine (RAI) to destroy thyroid tissue?
A) RAI has no adverse effects.
B) The effect is not apparent until the thyroid gland has secreted the excess thyroid hormone.
C) RAI does not seriously affect other tissues.
D) The process may take several weeks or more.
C
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The nurse case manager spends the morning in a peer meeting and the afternoon in an ad hoc quality management committee meeting that is led by the hospital administrator. Which two types of groups has the nurse case manager participated in?
A) Disaster group and emergency group B) Work group and administrative group C) Primary and secondary groups D) Support group and governance group
Which strategy is least effective in formulating political action?
a. Ability to communicate information in concise terms b. Living and practicing in several different states c. Determining who should be contacted and for what political action d. Having the ability to use different chan-nels of information
Which of the following outcomes is correctly written?
A) Abdominal incision will show no signs of infection. B) On discharge, client will be free of infection. C) On discharge, client will be able to list five symptoms of infection. D) During home care, nurse will not observe symptoms of infection.
A nurse determines that the liver span of an older adult male client measures 6 cm. The nurse would interpret this as indicating which of the following?
A) It is a normal-sized liver. B) The liver is larger than normal. C) The liver is smaller than normal. D) The liver has atrophied.