The nurse is teaching a patient about what to expect after a descending colon colostomy. The nurse tells the patient to expect this stool to have what kind of form?
a. Similar to that of stool expelled from the rectum
b. Think and paste-like
c. Thin and gelatin-like
d. Watery
Answer: a. Similar to that of stool expelled from the rectum
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Which conditions would help the nurse decide that it is ethical to administer the medication through the application of the concept of double effect? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The medication has been proven effective in the treatment of cancer. 2. The nurse is administering the medication to achieve treatment of the cancer. 3. The harmful effect must not occur in order for the medication to be successful in treating the cancer. 4. The benefits of using this medication are more likely to occur than are the undesired actions of the medication. 5. The patient must agree to accept the possibility of undesired effects of the medication.
A client states to the nurse, "I stopped taking that beta blocker last week because it made me so tired." Which are the priority nursing assessments?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. Blood pressure B. Heart rhythm C. Urinary output D. Presence of chest pain E. Presence of respiratory crackles
A child's genetic testing reveals an alteration in the locus of genes on one chromosome. How would the nurse explain this finding to the child's parents?
1. "Your child has too many chromosomes." 2. "The position of the genes on one chromosome has changed." 3. "An allele on one gene is not in the correct spot." 4. "The gene's mRNA was altered."
A client has been diagnosed with malignant bone cancer, and treatment involves chemotherapy on an outpatient basis
Over the course of the treatment, the client becomes very ill and is expe-riencing debilitating side effects from the therapy and a severe reduction in the quality of life. Which of the following ethical principles is in question in this situation? a. Veracity b. Fidelity c. Justice d. Nonmaleficence