The most common type of leukemia in older adults is:
A. acute myelocytic leukemia
B. acute lymphocytic leukemia
C. chronic myelocytic leukemia
D. chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Answer: D. chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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The nursing student tells her instructor, "My patient is Jewish and when I tried to teach her about her antihypertensive medication she said, ‘I'd rather eat chicken soup than take those medications.'"
What is the most appropriate response by the instructor? a. "This is common folk medicine among some Jewish people. You can talk to her about taking her medications and eating chicken soup." b. "There is no scientific evidence to support chicken soup as a substitute for antihypertensive medications. Maybe you should do some research on this." c. "The patient can make her own choices and decisions, and there is nothing we can do about this." d. "You can tell the patient she can eat her soup, but she needs to understand that she has to take her medications first."
A patient has a new onset of a left bundle branch block (LBBB) seen on a 12-lead ECG. What is the nurse's primary intervention?
1. Increase oxygen. 2. Elevate the head of the bed to a 30-degree angle. 3. Ask the patient if he is having chest pain. 4. Reposition the chest leads and assess for any changes.
The nurse is caring for a patient who will be an organ donor. Which of the following interventions will ensure adequate endocrine functioning of the patient?
1. Administer salt poor intravenous fluids. 2. Provide intravenous Dopamine. 3. Provide bolus of levothyroxine, Solu-Medrol, insulin, and 50 percent dextrose followed by continuous levothyroxine intravenous infusion. 4. Administer blood transfusion.
Which of the following should be done with the information gained from conducting a nursing audit?
a. File the information. b. Send the information into the State Board of Nursing. c. Use the information for disciplinary actions. d. Create action plans according to the findings from the audit.