For which adverse effect should the nurse assess a client prescribed efavirenz (Sustiva)?
A. Cardiac arrest
B. Rash
C. Bone marrow suppression
D. Seizures
Answer: B
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The patient's arterial pressure waveform has a rapid upstroke, a clear dicrotic notch, and a definite end-diastole. What is the best nursing action?
A) Re-level the system. B) Manually flush the system. C) Obtain manual cuff pressure. D) Continue with the plan of care.
The nurse assists an older male adult who has type 2 diabetes mellitus to improve his glucose control. Which does the nurse instruct this individual to do when he plans to walk more than usual in one day?
a. Omit antidiabetic medication. b. Wear sturdy open-toed shoes. c. Supplement the caloric intake. d. Prepare to administer insulin.
You suspect a 14 year old with persistent cough, anorexia, low-grade fever, and night sweats has tuberculosis. What is the most accurate statement about the treatment of this patient?
1. A nurse needs to collect serial sputum cultures in the a.m. and do serial AFB tests. 2. Latent TB would be treated with antituberculin medication combinations in higher doses for nine months. 3. Anti-tubercular medications given in higher doses in combination for six months are only effective after BCG vaccine is given. 4. Active TB is treated with combinations of rifampicin, isoniazid, ethambutol, and streptomycin in higher doses for six months.
As a home health care nurse, you are visiting a 70-year-old client who has just returned home form the hospital after being treated for coronary artery disease. The medical nutrition therapy developed for him by the hospital dietitian is considered
a. palliative care b. primary prevention c. secondary prevention d. tertiary prevention