A nurse reviews instructions for allopurinol (Zyloprim) with a client diagnosed with gout. The nurse knows that the prescribed medication
A) will block the excretion of uric acid.
B) neutralizes uric acid.
C) lowers the formation of uric acid.
D) increases the excretion of uric acid.
C
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In assessing the tonsils of a 30 year old, the nurse notices that they are involuted, granular in appearance, and appear to have deep crypts. What is correct response to these findings?
a. Refer the patient to a throat specialist. b. No response is needed; this appearance is normal for the tonsils. c. Continue with the assessment, looking for any other abnormal findings. d. Obtain a throat culture on the patient for possible streptococcal (strep) infection.
What do nursing interventions to promote health during middle childhood include?
a. Stress the need for increased calorie intake to meet increased demands. b. Instruct parents to defer questions about sex until the child reaches adolescence. c. Advise parents that the child will need increasing amounts of rest toward the end of this period. d. Educate parents about the need for good dental hygiene because these are the years in which permanent teeth erupt.
You tell a friend that one of the patients tried to intimidate you when the patient discovered that this was you first nursing position. You friend gives you several methods to prepare for such situations
Which method would your friend be least likely to suggest to you? a. Keep your knowledge base up to date. b. Look and act like a professional. c. Demonstrate to your patients that you possess a body of nursing care knowledge. d. When you are with your patient, don't ask another nurse to help you, this can show thepatient that you don't know what you're doing.
Which of the following clients who is experiencing the heat of mid-August is at greatest risk for heatstroke or heat exhaustion?
1. A 65-year-old diagnosed with COPD 2. A 35-year-old novice marathon runner 3. A 15-year-old playing in an outdoor tennis tournament 4. A 9-month-old whose bedroom is cooled with a mechanical fan