A nurse caring for an elderly postsurgical patient helps the patient perform leg exercises. Which age-related change makes these exercises even more important?
A) reduced vital capacity
B) decreased peripheral circulation
C) decreased oxygenation of blood
D) decreased reaction time and coordination
B
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The nurse is designing a health education program for the community. What action should the nurse take first?
1. Prioritize learning needs. 2. Write specific outcomes. 3. Assess the community. 4. Select teaching strategies.
The nurse is administering antibiotic eyedrops
to a patient for the first time. After the first drop is given, the patient states, "That eyedrop is making my eye sting! Is that normal?" Which is the best response by the nurse? a. "That's unusual. Let me rinse the medication from your eye." b. "Sometimes these eyedrops may cause burning and stinging, but it should go away soon." c. "These may be serious side effects, so I will notify your doctor before the next dose is due." d. "Let's wait and see if these effects happen the next time you receive these drops."
Identify the main function of macrophages.
A. Macrophages are cells that release chemicals that damage foreign cells. B. Macrophages are scavenger cells that engulf and digest infectious organisms and foreign substances. C. Macrophages regulate the activity of the immune system by releasing cytokines. D. All of these are correct.
A previously healthy client is hospitalized with left lower lobe (LLL) bacterial pneumonia. The nurse assesses chest pain with inspiration, productive cough of thick rusty sputum, and LLL fine inspiratory crackles and low-pitched expiratory wheezing. Which of the medications that the health care provider prescribes should the nurse question?
a. Furosemide 20 mg intravenous (IV) push every day b. Guaifenesin ER 600 mg PO every 12 hours c. Ibuprofen 600 mg PO every 6 hours PRN d. Levofloxacin 500 mg IV every day