A patient has significantly decreased creatinine clearance and an elevated serum creatinine. What does this value indicate to the nurse?
A) Improved renal function
B) Kidney damage from disease
C) Muscle wasting
D) Rhabdomyolysis
B
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Which nursing intervention is not appropriate in a correctional setting?
A) Encouragement of feelings B) Guidance through the mourning process C) Setting of personal boundaries D) Therapeutic touch and self-disclosure
The nurse has taught a group of clients how their medications work in their bodies. Which comment by a client reflects correct understanding of the teaching?
1. "The normal function of a cell is enhanced or blocked by medications." 2. "Medications help the body produce new enzymes." 3. "Body tissue functions are changed by medications." 4. "Medications change the function of cells in the body."
A patient admitted yesterday for injuries sustained in a fall while intoxicated believes bugs are crawling on the bed. The patient is anxious, agitated, and diaphoretic. What is the priority nursing diagnosis?
a. Ineffective airway clearance b. Ineffective coping c. Ineffective denial d. Risk for injury
A group of medical nurses are being certified in their response to potential bioterrorism. The nurses learn that if a patient is exposed to the smallpox virus he or she becomes contagious at what time?
A) 6 to 12 hours after exposure B) When pustules form C) After a rash appears D) When the patient becomes febrile