A nurse has been caring for a 49-year-old man who was hospitalized with recurrent ventricular fibrillation and received IV amiodarone
The man is now scheduled to be discharged on oral amiodarone, and the nurse has just completed discharge instructions. Which of the following statements made by the patient indicates that further instruction is necessary?
A) "I will notify my physician if I develop a cough and have difficulty breathing."
B) "I am going on a cruise next week and plan to just lie in the sun all day and relax."
C) "I plan to see my ophthalmologist in 2 weeks."
D) "It is important for me to have my thyroid gland checked regularly."
D
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A) Carbamazepine (Tegretol) B) Phenytoin (Dilantin) C) Valproic acid (Depakote) D) Felbamate (Felbatol) E) Zonisamide (Zonegran)
Which of the following questions should the nurse ask in order to judge the validity of a research study?
a. What reliability information has been provided? b. Are the instrument measures applied consistently? c. Does the instrument measure what it is supposed to measure? d. How much random error exists?
Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps determine:
a. ability to understand analogies. b. abstract reasoning. c. attention span. d. state of consciousness.
Which statement is true regarding long-term coaching for career development?
A) It occurs annually at performance appraisal reviews B) It focuses on employee performance deficits C) It requires the same intensity as a mentoring relationship D) It occurs over the entire employment tenure of an employee