A nurse is explaining Graves disease to a newly diagnosed patient. Which statement by the nurse best clarifies the pathophysiologic changes of Graves disease?
a. "Your thyroid gland is not producing enough hormones; consequently, you will need replacement therapy."
b. "Your thyroid gland is overactive, but there are ways to treat it through medicine or surgery."
c. "It's an autoimmune disorder that has no satisfactory treatment."
d. "Graves disease is a temporary disorder that will gradually subside."
B
The patient needs to recognize the nurse's role in giving accurate, timely information.
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A) tachycardia. B) depression. C) hypotension. D) anemia.
During an otoscopic examination the nurse observes all the following in the client's ear. Which one requires physician collaboration?
A. Visualization of the ossicles through the tympanic membrane B. Fine hairs in the auditory canal C. Shiny tympanic membrane D. Red tympanic membrane
The nurse is completing the instructions to a patient who underwent a cadaver kidney transplant and is ready for discharge from the hospital. What patient statement indicates that further teaching is needed?
1. "I'm glad I won't have to take immunosuppressants any longer." 2. "I know to check my weight on a regular basis." 3. "I'll call my doctor if I notice any decrease in my urine output." 4. "I'll tell my friends to stay away from me if they have colds or the flu."
Who authored the first ethics textbook, Nursing Ethics for Hospital and Private Use?
a. Florence Nightingale c. Isabel Hampton Robb b. Lillian Wald d. Abraham Flexner