An elderly client tells the nurse that because she was constipated for the last few days, she drank fiber medication in water. The nurse should instruct the client that one side effect of this type of fiber intake is:
A) Diarrhea.
B) Nausea.
C) Flatus.
D) Stomach pain.
C
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A) Bismuth salts, antibiotics, and histamine-2 antagonists B) H2 antagonists, antibiotics, and bicarbonate salts C) Bicarbonate salts, antibiotics, and ZES D) Antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors, and bismuth salts
A nurse could anticipate that the treatment plan for a patient experiencing memory difficulties might include medications designed to
a. inhibit GABA. b. increase dopamine at receptor sites. c. decrease dopamine at receptor sites. d. prevent destruction of acetylcholine.
A 17-year-old adolescent tells the nurse that he is not having sex because it would make his parents very angry. This response indicates that the adolescent has a developmental lag in which area?
a. Cognitive development b. Moral development c. Psychosocial development d. Psychosexual development
A nurse is educating a client affected with lymphoma about the side effects of antineoplastic drugs used for the treatment. Which of the following is a common side effect of antineoplastic drug therapy?
A) Hemophilia B) Neutropenia C) Thalassemia D) Polycythemia