The nurse identifies a risk for urinary calculi in a patient who relates a past health history that includes:
A. Adrenal insufficiency
B. Serotonin deficiency
C. Hyperaldosteronism
D. Hyperparathyroidism
Answer: D. Hyperparathyroidism
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A patient with a migraine took a dose of a prescribed triptan, eletriptan (Relpax), and 1 hour later the headache is still intense. The patient's husband calls the clinic and asks the nurse what they should do
What is an appropriate nursing response? A) "Tell her to lie down in a quiet cool room and just wait it out. It will subside." B) "She can take another dose of the drug 2 hours after the initial dose if the headache continues." C) "Give her a dose of an ergot drug if you have it. It will decrease the intensity of the pain." D) "Ibuprofen may increase the action of the triptan."
When the patient who overeats insists that weight gain is related to retained fluids, the nurse recognizes the defense mechanism of:
a. compensation. b. rationalization. c. sublimation. d. regression.
Which information indicates a correct understanding of viral vaccines? Most viral vaccines con-tain:
a. active viruses. b. attenuated viruses. c. killed viruses. d. viral toxins.
A patient reports the following symptoms. Which symptoms would the nurse evaluate as probable unstable angina?
1. "My chest has started hurting even if I am just watching television." 2. "My chest starts hurting if I climb one set of stairs." 3. "My attacks of chest pain are coming more frequently now." 4. "The pain is intense and moves up into my neck." 5. "The pain is worse than it used to be."