To assess whether there is any improvement in a patient's dysuria, which question will the nurse ask?
a. "Do you have to urinate at night?"
b. "Do you have blood in your urine?"
c. "Do you have to urinate frequently?"
d. "Do you have pain when you urinate?"
d. "Do you have pain when you urinate?"
Dysuria is painful urination. The alternate responses are used to assess other urinary tract symptoms: hematuria, nocturia, and frequency.
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A. Assess the client's rate, rhythm, and depth of respiration. B. Measure the client's pulse and blood pressure. C. Document the findings as the only action. D. Notify the physician.
A role of the nurse in relation to complementary or alternative products is to:
a. Lobby for legislation to outlaw complementary or alternative therapies. b. Encourage patients to consider alternative therapies rather than conventional treatment. c. Teach patients that complementary or alternative therapies are generally dangerous and should not be used. d. Advise patients to tell their health care providers about complementary or alternative therapies they use because they may affect the actions of prescription drugs.
The nurse who is discussing safe sex with a group of teenage students must realize that safe sex practice includes: (Select all that apply.)
1. Having sex with only partners you know well 2. Willingness to resist peer pressure to have sex 3. Insisting upon the use of barrier protective devices 4. An understanding that the goal is to prevent the spread of STDs 5. Openly discussing a history of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) 6. Not making the decision to be sexually active while using drugs or alcohol
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been prescribed for a patient diagnosed with chronic depression. Which statement by the patient helps assure the nurse that the patient's right to informed consent has been respected?
a. "ECT treatment will cure my depression." b. "ECT is dangerous but I'm almost out of treatments." c. "I may not remember things that happened just before the ECT treatment." d. "I'm likely to permanently lose memory of things like dates and numbers."