A client admitted with heart failure who is taking a thiazide diuretic has been ordered to receive furosemide (Lasix). What side effect of these medications should the nurse be alert for?
A. Cough
B. Headache
C. Bradycardia
D. Hypokalemia
D
Hypokalemia is a side effect of both thiazide and loop diuretics.
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The nurse educator is reviewing a student's care plan. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would not be appropriate to include when a patient experiences regressive behavior during the termination phase of the nurse–client relationship
? 1. Ineffective Coping 2. Self-care Deficit 3. Powerlessness 4. Knowledge Deficit
Which of the following would not be appropriate for a manager to write on an employee?s performance appraisal?
1. ?The nurse has a positive attitude.? 2. ?The nurse seeks learning experiences.? 3. ?The nurse is frequently tardy.? 4. ?The nurse is shy and quiet.?
When explaining to a class of nursing students the effects of dysregulation of the RANKL/RANK/OPG pathway, the instructor emphasizes that this plays a prominent role in the pathogenesis of: Select all that apply
A) osteomalacia. B) neoplasia of the bone. C) osteoporosis. D) genu varum. E) bone necrosis.
A nursing instructor asks a group of students, "Which foods would you encourage a pregnant woman to eat, if she complained of constipation and hemorrhoids?"
Which response by a student would indicate that further teaching is needed? (Select all that apply.) a. Cereals and whole grains d. Meats and eggs b. Legumes e. Fruits and vegetables c. Cheese and milk f. 2 to 3 quarts of fluid per day