A nurse is teaching the parents of an infant with congenital adrenal hyperplasia about the signs and symptoms of adrenal crisis. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the parents correctly identify what sign of adrenal crisis?
What will be an ideal response?
Persistent vomiting
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The nurse hears the client on the psychiatric inpatient unit tell another client, "They'll all be sorry when I'm gone." The nurse's priority action is to:
1. Ask the client, "Are you thinking about killing or hurting yourself?" 2. Leave a note for the physician giving the details of her suspicions. 3. Call the client's family or significant other and ask them to visit and report conversations. 4. Ask the client what was meant by the overheard comment.
A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed mexiletine for the treatment of a cardiac arrhythmia. Which adverse reaction would lead the nurse to identify a nursing diagnosis of Risk for Infection?
A) Lightheadedness B) Dry mouth C) Agranulocytosis D) Nausea
A nurse is reviewing a journal article about class IA antiarrhythmics. The article describes a drug that decreases depolarization and prolongs the refractory period. The nurse is most likely reading an article about which drug?
A) Quinidine B) Lidocaine C) Disopyramide D) Flecainide
A nurse is exploring a job opportunity at a community health center. Which of the following ex-pectations would the nurse have about the center?
a. Would be located in a large metropolitan area b. Provides care only to the economically disadvantaged c. Offers comprehensive primary care ser-vices and supportive services d. Is used for preventive services such as flu shots