Which intervention does the nurse suggest to promote vasodilation in a client with peripheral arterial disease?
A. Performing gradually increasing exercise, such as walking
B. Using a heating pad on the affected limb
C. Taking aspirin on a daily basis
D. Abstaining from smoking
D
Smoking causes vasoconstriction, and its effects can last up to 1 hour after the cigarette is fi-nished.
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A pregnant client is diagnosed with chlamydia. The nurse should ask if the client has an allergy to:
1. Doxycycline. 2. Azithromycin. 3. Penicillin. 4. Erythromycin.
A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the parents or caregivers are not present
What type of research outcome does this provide? a. Control b. Description c. Explantation d. Prediction
A patient reports having difficulty discriminating colors after being prescribed hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil). What information should the nurse provide?
1. Keratometry can be done to diagnose color blindness. 2. The Ishihara test is simple and can reveal color blindness. 3. Invasive testing will be required to assess cones and rods. 4. A picture of the ocular fundus will be necessary to make this diagnosis.
Which site of chest wall retractions indicates a more severe obstruction in the asthmatic patient?
a. Lower chest b. Along the anterior axillary line c. Above the clavicles d. At the nipple line