A male patient's present signs and symptoms are suggestive of an incompetent cardiac sphincter, and he has been scheduled for an upper GI series (barium swallow). What preprocedure teaching should the nurse provide to this patient?
A) "Make sure to tell your doctor about any allergies to shellfish."
B) "It's important that you take your laxatives as ordered on the day prior to your barium swallow."
C) "Make sure that you don't eat anything after midnight the day before your test."
D) "You'll need to restrict your fluid intake for 24 hours after the test."
C
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1. Auscultation of the client's heart, apical pulse, and carotid arteries 2. Inspection of the client's head and neck, chest, abdomen, and extremities 3. Percussion of the client's chest 4. Palpation of the precordium and pulses
The principle of beneficence requires the nurse to:
a. promote harm or evil and do good. b. prevent or remove harm and do good. c. ask the patient to sign a survey indicating the nurse has been beneficial to his or her care. d. avoid harm as a consequence of doing good.
The critical element a nurse must consider when completing a behavioral assessment of a patient with a mood disturbance is:
a. the level of anxiety present. b. the degree of agitation noted. c. the depth of depression reported. d. a change in usual patterns and responses.
A nurse is caring for vulnerable populations in a local community. Which patients will the nurse care for in this community? (Select all that apply.)
a. A 47-year-old immigrant who speaks only Spanish b. A 35-year-old living in own home c. A 22-year-old pregnant woman d. A 40-year-old schizophrenic e. A 15-year-old rape victim