The health care provider prescribes antacids and sucralfate (Carafate) for treatment of a patient's peptic ulcer. The nurse will teach the patient to take
a. sucralfate at bedtime and antacids before each meal.
b. sucralfate and antacids together 30 minutes before meals.
c. antacids 30 minutes before each dose of sucralfate is taken.
d. antacids after meals and sucralfate 30 minutes before meals.
Answer: d. antacids after meals and sucralfate 30 minutes before meals.
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a. At 30 feet the patient can read the entire chart. b. The patient can read at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can read at 30 feet. c. The patient can read the chart from 20 feet in the left eye and 30 feet in the right eye. d. The patient can read from 30 feet what a person with normal vision can read from 20 feet.
What should a medical record provide for all health care providers? (Select all that apply.)
a. Care given to the patient b. Care planned for the patient c. A patient's nursing problems d. A patient's medical problems e. Details about any incident reports f. The patient's response to treatment
A 14-year-old boy has suffered a concussion during a hockey game. The nurse teaches family members who will be attending to the boy to contact the physician or return to the emergency department if the boy:
A) Complains of headache B) Complains of a decrease in appetite C) Sleeps for short periods of time D) Vomits
Which of the following are true in a skewed distribution? (Select all that apply.)
a. Mean, mode, and median are not equal. b. The curve is asymmetrical. c. There is bimodal distribution. d. There is no mode. e. More than 50% of the values lie to one side of the mean.