A patient taking fluoxetine informs a nurse, "I started taking St. John's wort to help my depression." The nurse should:
a. add the herbal preparation to the medications listed in the patient's chart.
b. assess the patient for signs of hypotensive crisis.
c. explain the risk of serotonin syndrome and discourage the use of the herbal preparation.
d. recommend that the patient stop both medications.
c
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A) Hypertension with a wide pulse pressure B) Anhidrosis C) Copious diuresis D) Cheyne-Stokes respirations
A nurse organizes client data using the SOAP format. Which of the following would be recorded under "S" of this acronym?
A) Client complaints of pain B) Client history C) Client's chief complaint D) Client interventions
In the theory by Virginia Henderson, The Principles and Practice of Nursing, she defines nursing and considers her definition of nursing which of the following?
A) A concept B) A model C) An assumption D) An axiom
Clients needing home care require
A. very simple, uncomplicated procedures. B. complex technical procedures. C. varying degrees of assistance and care. D. total nursing care, but no medical care.