Which of the following complications would the nurse expect to observe in the client with progressive dysphagia and a history of achalasia?
A. Aneurysm
B. Weight loss
C. Pneumothorax
D. Esophageal varices
B
Clients with progressive dysphagia can develop weight loss from the inability to take adequate nutrition.
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A nursing supervisor is about to meet with a staff nurse suspected of diverting client medications. Which of the following assessment data would lead the supervisor to suspect that the staff nurse is impaired? (Select all that apply.)
1. The staff nurse is frequently absent from work. 2. The staff nurse experiences mood swings. 3. The staff nurse makes elaborate excuses for behavior. 4. The staff nurse frequently uses the restroom. 5. The staff nurse has a flushed face.
A nurse is preparing a patient's body after death and discovers that the patient's dentures were not in his mouth before death. What action should the nurse implement?
a. Insert them gently into the mouth. b. Give them to the family. c. Throw them away. d. Send them to waste management to be disposed of properly.
Steady state is:
1. The point on the drug concentration curve when absorption exceeds excretion 2. When the amount of drug in the body remains constant 3. When the amount of drug in the body stays below the minimum toxic concentration 4. All of the above
The nurse works in infection control at a large hospital. Which client does the nurse recognize as being at greatest risk for acquiring a fungal infection?
1. The client with severe burns over 20% of the body 2. The adolescent client with a fractured femur from an auto accident 3. The client with anemia who is pregnant with triplets 4. The client with malignant melanoma who is receiving chemotherapy