A patient with PKD reports a severe headache and is at risk for a berry aneurysm. What is the nurse's priority action?
a. Assess the pain and give a prn pain medication
b. Reassure the patient that this is an expected aspect of the disease
c. Assess for neurologic changes and check vital signs
d. Monitor for hematuria and decreased urinary output
Answer: c. Assess for neurologic changes and check vital signs
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If a one-group pretest-posttest study uses subjects as their own controls, which is the study design?
a. Experimental b. Quasi-experimental c. Correlational d. Descriptive
Which of the following anticonvulsants is indicated for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia?
a. acetazolamide c. paramethadione b. phenytoin d. carbamazepine
A 3-year-old child ingested approximately 20 tablets of iron that were prescribed to the child's mother. The medication that the nurse will prepare to reverse iron is:
1. fomepizole (Antizol). 2. pyridoxine (vitamin B6). 3. deferoxamine (Desferal). 4. sodium bicarbonate.