Before a patient starts to take nelfinavir, the nurse should caution the patient about the possibility of which dose-limiting effect?
1. Thrombocytosis
2. Diarrhea
3. Peripheral neuropathy
4. Weight loss
Correct Answer: 2
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An adult male has a new diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome. The nurse knows which of the following pathophysiological processes underlie the deficits that accompany the degeneration of myelin in his peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
A) The destruction of myelin causes fewer Schwann cells to be produced in the client's PNS. B) The axonal transport system is compromised by the lack of myelin surrounding nerve cells. C) Unless remyelination occurs, the axon will eventually die. D) A deficit of myelin predisposes the client to infection by potential pathogens.
Why may intervention research involve the efforts of an entire project team?
a. A multidisciplinary team provides the grounding, objectivity, and world wisdom to judge whether an intervention really has clinical merit. b. Each member of the team carries out a separate research project at a different site, so that the results can be multi-site and more readily generalizable. c. Institutional review boards will not approve intervention projects unless they are backed by an entire team, including representatives from both nursing and medicine. d. It is rare for one person to be imaginative, clinically current, expert at marketing, skilled in statistics, and adept at both quantitative and qualitative research.
According to Fitzgerald, Pearson, Walsh, Long, and Heinrich's (2003) study on nursing time distribution, how much nursing time is spent on other activities such as looking for personnel or equipment, and professional reading?
a. 8% b. 34% c. 13% d. 7%
An older adult client complains to the nurse that a medication is causing significant nausea and vomiting. Which responses by the nurse are appropriate?
1. "A normal consequence of aging is decreased blood flow to the stomach. This could result in the medication staying in your stomach longer, causing nausea and vomiting." 2. "A normal consequence of aging is slowed emptying of stomach contents. This can cause nausea and vomiting." 3. "A normal consequence of aging is slower absorption of medications, resulting in nausea and vomiting." 4. "A normal consequence of aging is an increase in liver size, which can result in nausea and vomiting." 5. "A normal consequence of aging is decreased carbohydrate metabolism, which can result in nausea and vomiting."