A patient with a traumatic brain injury is given IV phenytoin to prevent seizures. Three days after the drug is started, the patient develops a red, vesicular rash on her trunk. What is the most appropriate collaborative intervention?
A) Administer an antihistamine.
B) Discontinue phenytoin.
C) Evaluate for contact dermatitis.
D) Place in contact isolation.
B
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An elderly female with osteoporosis has been hospitalized. Prior to discharge, when teaching the patient, the nurse should include information about which major complication of osteoporosis?
A) Bone fracture B) Loss of estrogen C) Negative calcium balance D) Dowager's hump
Considering that Mr. Walters has consolidation pneumonia, what type of breath sounds would you expect to auscultate over the affected area?
A) Rales B) Tracheal C) Vesicular D) Bronchial
A couple tells a nurse that they are concerned about having children because there is bipolar disorder in first-degree relatives of each of them. What advice should the nurse give?
a. "Do not have children.". b. "Seek genetic counseling.". c. "Do as your conscience dictates.". d. "Bipolar disorder is not hereditary.".
When the nurse assesses a newborn that has transposition of the great arteries (TGA), the nurse will most likely find which of the following signs or symptoms?
a. normal size and weight and healthy appearance except for acute cyanosis that will not respond to oxygen b. low birth weight, small-size infant with a weak cry, and lethargic appearance c. ruddy skin appearance of face and extremities d. pallor, low blood pressure, and weak rapid pulse rate