When examining a client's thyroid gland, the nurse ensures that which equipment is readily available?
A) Penlight
B) Tongue depressor
C) Centimeter-scale ruler
D) Cup of water
D
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A patient has overdosed on benzodiazepines and is admitted in a comatose state. What is the best order for treatment?
Choice 1. Clear airway Choice 2. Prepare to intubate Choice 3. Prepare for IV fluids Choice 4. Prepare for gastric lavage Choice 5. Institute seizure precautions Choice 6. Prepare for possible dialysis
The nurse is reviewing the anatomy of the heart with a patient scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. What should the nurse explain as the primary factor that regulates blood flow through the coronary arteries?
1. blood pressure in the aorta 2. blood vessel dilation 3. low-pressure systemic circulation 4. draining of blood into the coronary sinus by the coronary veins
A patient who has been using travoprost (Travatan) eye drops for glaucoma reports that the eye lashes seem longer and thicker. What is your best action?
a. Teach the patient that the drug is absorbed by the blood vessels of the eye and has no effect on other eye or lid structures. b. Instruct the patient to apply only the number of drops prescribed and to blot the area with a tissue after each dose. c. Remind the patient that eye drops are liquid and that wet lashes appear both longer and thicker. d. Reassure the patient that this is an expected response to the drug and no action is needed.
A nurse educator is working with students and assisting them in addressing their clients' spiritual needs
The educator understands that most traditional, second-year college students are aware of their own spiritual development or working to develop their own system of spirituality. The educator realizes that the students are in which stage of Fowler's developmental theory? 1. Mythic-lyrical 2. Intuitive-projective 3. Universalizing 4. Individuating-reflexive