A patient with PKD reports nocturia. What is the nocturia caused by?
a. Increased fluid intake in the evening
b. Increased hypertension
c. Decreased urine-concentrating ability
d. Detrusor irritability
Answer: c. Decreased urine-concentrating ability
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a. Hypertension b. Blood clotting disorders c. Anemia d. Infection e. Postpartum hemorrhage
When the nurse informs a family that the brain damage to their daughter is irreversible, the father curses at the nurse and storms out of the room. The nurse recognizes the father is in the crisis stage of:
a. high anxiety. b. denial. c. reconciliation. d. adaptation.
The patient is prescribed sildenafil 25 mg PO one hour before sexual intercourse is planned. The patient returns for follow-up care and says that 25 mg did not produce an erection so he increased the dosage
How much of an increase would be enough to concern a nurse? A) 50 mg B) 75 mg C) 100 mg D) 25 mg
A coworker who has just completed an aseptic client procedure is now flushed and wheezing and complains of chest tightness and shortness of breath. Vital signs are heart rate 76, respiratory rate 24, and blood pressure 86/67
The nurse should suspect the coworker is experiencing which of the following? a. anaphylactic shock b. hypersensitivity to the antiseptic used in the procedure c. hypoglycemic shock d. latex allergy