A patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who is prescribed rosiglitazone (Avandia) has all the following health problems. For which problem do you check with the prescriber to make certain rosiglitazone is an appropriate drug choice?
a. Severe asthma for the last 3 years
b. Myocardial infarction 1 year ago
c. Uncontrolled hypertension
d. Glaucoma
ANS: B
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a. Administer a sublingual nitroglycerin tablet. b. Prepare to assist with chest tube insertion. c. Place a sterile dressing over the IV site. d. Re-position the client into the Trendelenburg position.
The nurse finds a positive Blumberg's sign in a client with abdominal pain. Which action does the nurse plan?
a. Have the client be NPO in preparation for surgery. b. Document this normal finding in the client's record. c. Immediately auscultate the client's abdo-men for bowel sounds. d. Repeat the maneuver with the client in a supine position, with the knees flexed.
Which health team member is responsible for obtaining the person's written consent for surgery?
a. The nurse b. The doctor c. The nursing assistant d. The social worker
The nurse is reviewing the physiological sexual response pattern within males and females and realizes that which of the following occur in both genders? (Select all that apply.)
1. Resolution 2. Orgasm 3. Erection 4. Lubrication 5. Plateau 6. Excitement