A patient with a diagnosis of asthma is prescribed a beta blocker. What should the patient be assessed for?
A) Bronchospasm
B) Hyperglycemia
C) Pleural effusion
D) Pneumonia
A
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Instructions that indicate health care interventions to initiate or withhold, or that designate someone who will act as a surrogate in making such decisions in the event that we lose decision-making capacity is termed:
a. informed consent. c. paternalism. b. autonomy. d. advanced directives.
The nurse monitors a young child following routine immunizations for which of the following indications of a severe reaction?
a. crying for 30 minutes following immunization. b. temperature elevation of 100 degrees. c. redness, swelling, and discomfort at the injection site. d. high-pitched, shrill crying.
Which of the following models keeps individuals in the community as long as medically, socially, and financially possible?
a. Geriatric resource nurse model b. Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) c. Evercare d. SPPICEES
Police bring a patient to the emergency department after an automobile accident. The patient demonstrates ataxia and slurred speech. The blood alcohol level is 500 mg%
Considering the relationship between the behavior and blood alcohol level, which conclusion is most probable? The patient: a. rarely drinks alcohol. b. has a high tolerance to alcohol. c. has been treated with disulfiram (Antabuse). d. has ingested both alcohol and sedative drugs recently.