A client recovering from a kidney transplant is prescribed corticosteroids. For which potential health problem should the nurse identify interventions for this client?
a. Weight loss
b. Bone fracture
c. Hypoglycemia
d. Peripheral vascular disease
b. Bone fracture
Bone health is often compromised in clients who are prescribed long-term corticosteroids placing them at risk for metabolic bone disease and bone fractures. The nurse should carefully assess the risk for falls to prevent injury. Because of malnutrition in these clients, they may have decreased muscle strength post-transplantation. As many as 33% of clients are hyperglycemic in the late post-transplant phase due to insulin resistance resulting from corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive drugs. Weight gain is common among clients recovering from renal transplant.
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a. shorter the withdrawal. b. less intense the withdrawal symptoms. c. sooner the patient will begin to crave the drug. d. shorter the withdrawal and the more intense the symptoms.
A nurse is counseling an elderly female client who has developed hair growth on her
upper lip. What should the nurse suggest to the client? A) Physical examination B) Moisturizer C) Hair removal methods D) Greater calcium intake
Which of the following statements about Healthy People 2020 and reducing substance use and addressing mental health needs is most accurate? Select all that apply
A) After a diagnosis is established, the nurse can decide on an intervention that can address the specific public health issue identified in the diagnosis using the Healthy People 2020 objectives. B) It could be considered a priority as two of the top ten health indicators relate to substance use and mental health. C) Target benchmarks and data derivation for each objective can be used to guide program development. D) Reducing substance abuse and addressing mental health needs are not priority with Healthy People 2020. E) The goals are to improve mental health through prevention and to reduce substance abuse to protect the health, safety, and quality of life for all, especially children.
Describe five measures that the nursing assistant can take to treat a patient who may develop shock.
What will be an ideal response?