The nurse should administer Telepaque in preparation for a cholecystogram. How frequently will the nurse administer one tablet of Telepaque before this procedure?
a. Every 5 minutes
b. Every 10 minutes
c. Every 15 minutes
d. Every 20 minutes
ANS: C
Telepaque should be taken one at a time, waiting 15 minutes after each tablet.
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A community health nurse has determined that the number one priority is to help families in which one member has diabetes. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate to maximize services to persons with diabetes?
a. Ask friends with diabetes about what services they want improved. b. Duplicate the diabetic organization's services, because not all patients with diabetes have yet received services. c. Meet with the diabetic organization to see how the public health department can augment what it is offering. d. Submit a request for funding so that the public health department can also offer services to patients with diabetes.
Which of the following describes the difference between a medical diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis?
1. use of diagnostic reasoning 2. Nursing diagnoses focus on human responses to health problems. 3. Medical diagnoses focus on human responses to health problems. 4. Nursing diagnoses focus on assessment, identification, and labeling of the disease state.
Which statement appropriately identifies an at-risk nursing diagnosis for a woman 78 years of age who is confined to bed?
A) Ineffective airway clearance related to bed rest B) Immobility related to confinement to bed C) Potential for pneumonia related to inactivity D) Risk for impaired skin integrity related to bed rest
An older adult patient who reports difficulty breathing and a productive cough and has a low-grade fever is admitted to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment. Which new-onset symptom should take priority?
a. Fatigue b. Confusion c. Blood-tinged sputum d. Crackles on lung auscultation