A 51-year-old woman with Crohn's disease who is taking infliximab (Remicade) calls the nurse in the outpatient clinic about new symptoms. Which symptom is most important to communicate to the health care provider?
a. Fever
b. Nausea
c. Joint pain
d. Headache
a. Fever
Since infliximab suppresses the immune response, rapid treatment of infection is essential. The other patient complaints are common side effects of the medication, but they do not indicate any potentially life-threatening complications.
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The parent of a 7-month-old baby who has been diagnosed with influenza asks the nurse if the baby can have Tamiflu (oseltamivir). Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A. "Children younger than 1 year old cannot take this medication," B. "I'm not sure; let's see how much your baby weighs today." C. "No, children can't take it because it contains aspirin products." D. "Yes, and you can take it, too, if you develop flu symptoms."
A nurse working in a private pediatric practice is caring for a patient who has been receiving 17–alpha-alkylated androgen (Fluoxymesterone)
Which clinical manifestation would cause the nurse to be concerned, and what intervention would the nurse anticipate? a. Gynecomastia; discontinuation of the drug b. Yellowish tint to the skin and sclera; discontinuation of the drug c. Decrease in high-density lipoprotein (HDL); titration of the medication d. Erratic blood glucose levels; adjustment of the dose
The patient, a 36-year-old mother of four, is crying. She relates to you that her best friend just told her, "You are a good mother and you do everything perfectly, but I don't think you enjoy it
" The nurse assesses that the patient has taken the role of: 1. caretaker. 2. martyr. 3. contributor. 4. harmonizer.
A good qualitative problem statement:
A. defines the independent and dependent variables. B. conveys a sense of emerging design. C. specifies a research hypothesis to be tested. D. specifies a relationship between or among variables.