For a client who has herpes simplex virus type 2 with painful genital lesions, oral administration of which medication helps shorten an acute episode and prevent recurrence of this illness?
a. lindane (Kwell) c. nitric acid
b. miconazole nitrate (Micatin) d. acyclovir (Zovirax)
D
Herpes zoster is treated with acyclovir (Zovirax) in clients with severe pain or to clients who are immunosuppressed.
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A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the nurse's resistant hands. What cranial nerve is involved with successful shoulder shrugging?
a. VII b. IX c. XI d. XII
A client being treated for pancreatitis faces the risk of atelectasis. Which of the following interventions should a nurse consider to minimize this risk?
A) Monitor pulse oximetry every hour. C) Instruct the client to avoid coughing. B) Withhold oral feedings for the client. D) Reposition the client every 2 hours.
Convert 3 feet/day to an equivalent rate in inches per hour
1. 15 inches per hour 2. 0.114 inches per hour 3. 1.5 inches per hour 4. 13 inches per hour
A nurse and therapist are conducting a family counseling session and are focusing, for the moment, on the family members' communication patterns
Which of the following indicate that there are existing or potential problems with family communication? 1. All members are participating in the discussion equally, some quite vocally. 2. The verbal communication is congruent with the nonverbal messages. 3. A few of the members just sit and listen. 4. Disagreements are not addressed among members and are ignored by the person who does the most talking.