When a patient is monitored for aminoglycoside toxicity, what are the key aspects of assessment? You may select more than one answer
a. Skin integrity
b. Sense of hearing
c. Visual acuity
d. Hair loss
e. Renal function
b,
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When assessing the patient's edema of the lower extremities, the nurse notes that it takes 3 minutes before the indentation created by applying pressure above the ankles disappears
This information should be documented as being which type of pitting edema? 1. +4 2. +3 3. +2 4. +1
You are a nurse in the radiology unit of your hospital. You are caring for a client who is scheduled for a lung scan. You know that lung scans need the use of radioisotopes and a scanning machine
Before the perfusion scan, what must the client be assessed for? A) Bleeding B) Iodine allergy C) Dysrhythmias D) Inflammation
The nurse is preparing to assess a patient who is newly diagnosed with cancer. What should the nurse include in this assessment?
1. body image concerns 2. increased leukocytes 3. bone pain 4. increased hunger
A recent episode of chest pain while doing yard work prompted a 70-year-old man to seek care and he has been subsequently diagnosed with chronic stable angina
The nurse should recognize what guiding principle in the treatment of this patient's angina? A) The patient will likely have a trial of antiplatelet drugs before being prescribed nitrates. B) The patient would benefit from a weekly intravenous dose of a beta blocker. C) The patient's angina may necessitate the use of a calcium channel blocker. D) The patient indicates a need for daily low-molecular weight heparin therapy