The nurse acknowledges that beta blockers are as effective as antianginals because they do what?
a. Increase oxygen to the systemic circulation.
b. Maintain heart rate and blood pressure.
c. Decrease heart rate and decrease myocardial contractility.
d. Decrease heart rate and increase myocardial contractility.
Answer: c. Decrease heart rate and decrease myocardial contractility.
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During the examination of an older adult male client the nurse notes thin, gray pubic hairs and a scrotal sac that hangs significantly lower than the penis. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Document the findings as normal. 2. Inform the client that he is no longer fertile. 3. Notify the healthcare provider of the findings. 4. Ask the client about his sexual practices.
The nurse is preparing to collect a specimen from a client for culture. Which of the following should the nurse keep in mind when collecting this specimen?
a. The client should be fasting. b. The specimen should be collected early in the morning. c. The specimen should be collected before antibiotics are started. d. The client should drink a high volume of fluids before the specimen is obtained.
A client is 80 years old, is obese, suffers from diabetes, is poor, and lives on a farm 50 miles from the nearest health care facility. The client is experiencing which of the following?
1. high-level wellness in a favorable environment 2. emergent high-level wellness in an unfavorable environment 3. protected poor health in a favorable environment 4. poor health in an unfavorable environment
Which of the following statements best describes the central idea of the health belief model?
1. A person's health behaviors are chosen exclusively on the basis of past experiences. 2. A person's beliefs about the seriousness of disease, personal susceptibility, and the threat of disease can predict the likelihood that the person will take preventive health action, moderated by demographic and social factors. 3. A person's beliefs about the outcomes of prevention and treatment can predict the likelihood for lack of engagement, moderated by care providers' perceptions of the seriousness of the disease. 4. A person's health behaviors are initiated on the basis of beliefs about the causes of disease or illness.