A patient has completed an upper gastrointestinal x-ray, small bowel series, and lower gastrointestinal x-ray. Following these x-rays, the nurse will need to administer
A) A low-residue diet
B) An antibiotic
C) A laxative
D) High-fiber diet
Ans: C
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a. assessing for respiratory depression. b. assisting the client with frequent position changes. c. establishing a baseline laboratory profile. d. performing hourly inspection of the catheter insertion site.
The nurse is reviewing laboratory reports for a patient. What health problem should the nurse realize this patient is experiencing?
1. myasthenia gravis 2. Parkinson disease 3. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) 4. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)
Which action by the nurse shows an understanding of the ethical principle of autonomy?
a. Allowing a patient the right to make deci-sions regarding his health care even if the nurse does not agree with his decisions. b. Making decisions for the patient regarding his care c. Disregarding the patient's decisions be-cause they are not "normal" according to society d. Consulting the attending physician to make decisions for the patient
The nurse is teaching the student nurse what occurs when human HIV invades a normal human cell. Which of the following events occurs?
A) The virus uses its own RNA to change the healthy cell's existing DNA. B) The virus's DNA duplicates and spreads HIV within the body. C) The original purpose and function of the normal cell is recreated in the HIV cells. D) A reverse transcriptase protein converts the virus's RNA into DNA.