A client with breast cancer is prescribed treatment with tamoxifen. The nurse understands that adjuvant treatment with tamoxifen may be recommended for clients with breast cancer if the tumor is:
A) less than 5 cm in size C) estrogen receptive
B) located in the outer quadrant D) not spread to distant sites
C
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A new nurse is taking a child's blood pressure. What action would cause an experienced nurse to intervene?
A. Allows the child to get familiar with equipment B. Chooses a cuff that covers 65% of the child's arm C. Has a parent stay with the child to calm him or her D. Uses an automatic cuff if the heart rate is normal
The nurse assesses for which of the following in a client receiving a calcium channel blocker? Select all that apply
A) Crackles B) Bradycardia C) Wheezing D) Dyspnea E) Peripheral edema
A client is admitted with a brain attack (stroke). On neurologic assessment, a nurse notes that the client's arms, wrists, and fingers have become flexed, and there is internal rotation and plantar flexion of the legs
What would be the nurse's best action? A. Notify the health care team members. B. Determine the client's advance directive status. C. Reposition the client to prevent contractures. D. Document the finding as the only action.
The nurse plans to teach an adolescent about inhalation therapy as part of the treatment plan for the client's asthma. What does the best plan by the nurse include?
1. Inhalation therapy is effective because it provides around-the-clock therapy, as opposed to oral medications. 2. Inhalation therapy is the preferred treatment for adolescents because it is easier for them to manage. 3. Inhalation therapy is effective because it provides systemic relief of symptoms as well as local relief. 4. Inhalation therapy is effective because it goes to the direct site of action in the respiratory tract.