When assessing the medication history of a
patient with a new diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, which conditions are contraindications for the patient who will be taking carbidopa-levodopa? (Select all that apply.)
a. Angle-closure glaucoma
b. History of malignant melanoma
c. Hypertension
d. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
e. Concurrent use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
ANS: A, B, E
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A nurse completing a hospital discharge to home understands that which of the following interventions is most important before discharge
a. Medication reconciliation b. Providing a list of community resources c. Contacting a durable medical equipment facility d. Educating the client on appropriate range-of-motion exercises
Several nurses on an adolescent psychiatric unit complain that the teens are becoming unmanageable on the 0700-1900 shift. To resolve this problem, the nurse manager decides that the staff should have a brainstorming session
The goal of brainstorming is to: a. Evaluate problem solutions. b. Critique the ideas of others. c. Generate as many solutions as possible. d. Identify only practical and realistic ideas.
When caring for a patient who is pancytopenic, which action by unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) indicates a need for the nurse to intervene?
a. The UAP assists the patient to use dental floss after eating. b. The UAP adds baking soda to the patient's saline oral rinses. c. The UAP puts fluoride toothpaste on the patient's toothbrush. d. The UAP has the patient rinse after meals with a saline solution.
When donning a sterile gown and gloves using the closed method, it is correct for a nurse to do which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Open the sterile glove wrapper with his or her hands inside the gown sleeves. 2. Tuck the gown cuffs over the gloves. 3. Pick up the sterile gown by the sleeves. 4. Have the glove cuffs cover the gown cuffs. 5. Already have completed a surgical hand scrub.