Which of the following should the nurse instruct a client who is newly diagnosed with hypertension?
1. It is a lifelong process.
2. It can be managed easily.
3. It is a short-term problem.
4. It happens only in the very poor and treatment is expensive.
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Treatment of hypertension is a lifelong process. It requires lifestyle modification and occurs in all racial and economical groups. Hypertension can either be easy or difficult to manage.
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A) Breast atrophy, sexual dysfunction B) Pharyngitis, asthenia C) Breast tenderness, edema D) Hyperglycemia, leukocytosis
The HIV+ client has a CD4+ count of 550 cells/mm3 . What is the correct interpretation of this laboratory finding?
A. The CD4+ count is high and the client is at risk for anaphylaxis. B. The CD4+ count is normal and the client is not at any particular risk. C. The CD4+ count is low and the client is more at risk for infection as a result of exposure to pathogenic organisms. D. The CD4+ count is low and the client is more at risk for infection as a result of exposure to opportunistic organisms.
A 6-year-old child who does not speak English is in the hospital for an appendectomy. It is late at night when the nurse needs to catheterize the child for a distended bladder
Which action by the nurse would be most helpful in relaying this information? A) Draw a picture of the procedure using an anatomically correct figure. B) Call the interpreter on the phone and have her explain the procedure to the child. C) A child of this age does not require a detailed explanation, just perform the procedure. D) Tell the parents to tell the child what will be happening.
You were just hired at a nursing center. Which statement is correct?
a. The nursing center makes the hepatitis B vaccination available to you within the first 10 days of being hired. b. You cannot refuse to have the hepatitis B vaccination. c. If you refuse the hepatitis B vaccination, you will be terminated. d. You pay for the hepatitis B vaccination.