A nurse is teaching a seminar on appropriate uses of nutritional supplements. Which people should the nurse discourage from using ginkgo biloba?
A) Clients using oral contraceptives
B) Clients who take aspirin regularly
C) Clients who take antivirals to treat HIV
D) Clients who take calcium supplements
B) Clients who take aspirin regularly
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The value of SVO2 monitoring is to determine
a. oxygen saturation at the capillary level. b. an imbalance between oxygen supply and metabolic tissue demand. c. the diffusion of gases at the alveolar capillary membrane. d. the predicted cardiac output for acute pulmonary edema.
A 40-year-old woman was diagnosed with Raynaud's phenomenon several years earlier and has sought care because of a progressive worsening of her symptoms
The patient also states that many of her skin surfaces are "stiff, like the skin is being stretched from all directions." The nurse should recognize the need for medical referral for the assessment of what health problem? A) Giant cell arteritis (GCA) B) Fibromyalgia (FM) C) Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) D) Scleroderma
You are a new nurse in a mental health facility. The in-service this month is on schizophrenia
a. What are the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia? b. What role or explanation does psychobiology play in this, if any?
While palpating the nail bed of an African American patient, the nurse notes that the nails have linear bands along the nail edge. How would the nurse evaluate this finding?
1. It likely indicates a nutritional deficiency. 2. This is a common finding in dark-skinned individuals. 3. Additional areas should be assessed for cyanosis. 4. The patient has a fungal infection of the nail bed.