Which of the following medical procedures would pose the LEAST risk of exposure to an infectious disease?
A) Administering a subcutaneous injection
B) Covering a wound that is bleeding minimally
C) Delivering the baby of an HIV-negative mother
D) Assessing a patient's temperature by the oral route
Answer: D) Assessing a patient's temperature by the oral route
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A client with primary hypertension is prescribed terazosin (Hytrin) to treat this condition
When teaching the client about how this drug works to decrease blood pressure, which mechanism of action provides the rationale for the use of the medication? A) Prevents conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II. B) Prevents beta-receptor stimulation in the heart. C) Inhibits the flow of calcium ions across the cell membrane of vascular tissue and cardiac cells. D) Blocks alpha-receptors in the vascular smooth muscle.
A client is receiving scheduled doses of lovastatin (Mevacor). The nurse evaluates that the medication is having the intended effect if the nurse notes which of the following client data?
1. Weight loss 2. Increased pulse rate 3. Lowered blood pressure 4. Decreased cholesterol level
Medications, prematurity, fetal sleep, fetal dysrhythmia, anesthetic agents, or cardiac anomalies may result in _______ variability.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The nurse is caring for a patient who recently had surgery to repair a hernia. The patient's pain was 7 out of 10 before receiving pain medication. One hour after receiving an oral opioid, the patient ranks his pain at 3 out of 10
The patient asks the nurse why he isn't receiving more pain medication. Which is the nurse's best response? a. "This medication can be given only every 4 hours. It is not time for you to have any other pain medication right now." b. "I will notify the health care provider to come perform an assessment if your pain doesn't improve in 30 minutes." c. "If the pain becomes severe, we may need to transfer you to an intensive care unit." d. "It can take 2 hours for oral pain medication to work, and your pain is going down. Let's try boosting you up in bed and putting an ice pack on the incision to see if that helps."