Two specific types of patient responses in drug therapy a nurse must check are
1. action coding and action transferred.
2. drug feedback and drug uptake.
3. therapeutic effects and adverse effects.
4. uptime levels and downtime levels.
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The nurse checks for two types of responses to drug therapy: therapeutic effects and adverse ef-fects.
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A mother reports that her adolescent daughter is always late. The mother states, "She was born late and has been late every day of her life." Which response should the nurse make to this mother?
1. "Setting specific alarms and then reinforce the value of being 'on-time' may be helpful strategies to assist her to be more of an 'on-time' individual." 2. "Just let it go for now. Teachers and, in the future, employers will be the best people to help her be 'on-time'." 3. "You need to establish specific time frames for your adolescent and be certain she adheres to them." 4. "You have a major problem. There must be a lot of screaming in your home."
A nurse taking the blood pressure of a patient who had a total thyroidectomy 2 days earlier notes that the patient's hand goes into a carpopedal spasm. What should the nurse recognize this movement as an indication of?
a. Hyperkalemia, called the Allen sign b. Hypernatremia, called the Hogan sign c. Hypocalcemia, called the Trousseau sign d. Hypokalemia, called the Chvostek sign
A family member is caring for an older adult client with osteomalacia in the home. When the home health nurse comes to evaluate the client, what should be a focus point of the visit?
A) Making sure the client is receiving a daily bath B) Ensuring that the client is eating enough C) Observing for safety hazards that could be a fall risk D) Making sure the client has adequate financial resources
A nurse explains to a patient that health is measured on a continuum scale and that
1. It proves that health is constant and rarely fluctuates. 2. The higher the measurement is, the better one's health is. 3. It measures only the physical aspects of health. 4. It would be more accurate if mental and emotional aspects could be measured.