The nurse is reviewing prescriptions for a patient recently diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse questions a prescription for which type of drug?
a. Aldosterone receptor antagonist
b. Alpha blocker
c. Thiazide- type diuretic
d. ACE inhibitor
Answer: b. Alpha blocker
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After teaching a client with a parasitic gastrointestinal infection, a nurse assesses the client's understanding. Which statements made by the client indicate that the client correctly understands the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. "I'll have my housekeeper keep my toilet clean." b. "I must take a shower or bathe every day." c. "I should have my well water tested." d. "I will ask my sexual partner to have a stool test." e. "I must only eat raw vegetables from my own garden."
What is the best way for the nurse to communicate with a client who is intubated and is receiving mechanical ventilation?
a. Ask the client to point to words on a board. b. Ask the client to blink for "yes" and "no." c. Have the client mouth words slowly. d. Teach the client some simple sign lan-guage.
The nurse questions whether treatment with antibiotic therapy is as effective as observation in a 3-year-old boy with otitis media. What combination of information supports the proper order of information needed to compose a PICO statement?
a. Effective treatment for otitis media; antibiotic therapy; observation; 3-year-old with otitis media b. Three-year-old with otitis media; antibiotic therapy; observation; effective treatment for otitis media c. Antibiotic therapy; 3-year-old with otitis media; effective treatment for otitis media; observation d. Observation; 3-year-old with otitis media; effective treatment for otitis media; antibiotic therapy
Which of the following are sources of information and help for people with mental illness and mental health problems? Select all that apply
1. Alcoholics Anonymous 2. Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation 3. Schizophrenics Anonymous 4. Anxiety Disorders Association of America