In controlled clinical trials, the clients and caregivers always know exactly what treatment is being given
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A 51-year-old woman is experiencing perimenopausal symptoms and expresses confusion around the possible use of hormone therapy (HT)
She explains that her mother and aunts used HT and she is unsure why few of her peers have been prescribed this treatment. What should the nurse explain to the patient? A) Large, long-term health studies have revealed that HT is minimally effective. B) HT has been largely replaced by other nonpharmacologic interventions. C) Research has shown that significant health risks are associated with HT. D) HT has been shown to exacerbate symptoms of menopause in a minority of women.
The patient is being treated for a cardiac dysrhythmia with amiodarone (Cordarone). The patient has elevated liver function tests (LFTs). Which assessment finding would the nurse suspect as contributing to the elevated liver function tests LFTs?
1. The patient was taking Kava-Kava for anxiety. 2. The patient was taking Echinacea to treat cold symptoms. 3. The patient was taking St. John's wort for depression. 4. The patient was taking gingko biloba for memory problems.
The first recorded nurses' union was formed in ____
a. 1970, after the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act went into effect b. 1989, when the second amendment to the National Labor Relations Act was made by Congress c. New York City d. The early 1960s, after John F. Kennedy issued an executive order protecting the collective bargaining rights of nurses
Treatment options in cluster headaches include the use of
A. Triptans B. NSAIDS C. Oxygen D. All of the above