A client has had five mood shifts within a year, alternating between mania and depression. The nurse would correctly document this shift as which of the following?
A) Dysthymia
B) Rapid cycling
C) Cyclothymia
D) Hypomania
B
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After assessing a client who is receiving an amiodarone intravenous infusion for unstable ventricular tachycardia, the nurse documents the findings and compares these with the previous assessment findings:
Vital Signs Nursing Assessment Time: 0800 Temperature: 98 ° F Heart rate: 68 beats/min Blood pressure: 135/60 mm Hg Respiratory rate: 14 breaths/min Oxygen saturation: 96% Oxygen therapy: 2 L nasal cannula Time: 1000 Temperature: 98.2 ° F Heart rate: 50 beats/min Blood pressure: 132/57 mm Hg Respiratory rate: 16 breaths/min Oxygen saturation: 95% Oxygen therapy: 2 L nasal cannula Time: 0800 Client alert and oriented. Cardiac rhythm: normal sinus rhythm. Skin: warm, dry, and appropriate for race. Respirations equal and unlabored. Client denies shortness of breath and chest pain. Time: 1000 Client alert and oriented. Cardiac rhythm: sinus bradycardia. Skin: warm, dry, and appropriate for race. Respirations equal and unlabored. Client denies shortness of breath and chest pain. Client voids 420 mL of clear yellow urine. Based on the assessments, which action should the nurse take? a. Stop the infusion and flush the IV. b. Slow the amiodarone infusion rate. c. Administer IV normal saline. d. Ask the client to cough and deep breathe.
You have just started working in a busy ER. Recently you have developed hives, nasal congestion, and conjunctivitis. You are most likely experiencing:
A. An allergic reaction to latex gloves. B. A severe reaction to the ER environment. C. A rhinitis reaction to the general environment. D. An allergic reaction to the hospital gown.
The growing number of elderly in our population is primarily due to:
1. global warming. 2. more people are graduating from college. 3. improved healthcare. 4. Social Security and Medicare.
A patient has been prescribed to follow a ketogenic diet to supplement pharmacotherapy for a seizure disorder. The nurse would support the inclusion of which types of food in menu selection? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Foods high in fat 2. Salty foods 3. Foods high in vitamin K 4. Low protein foods 5. Low carbohydrate foods