The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure. She begins to obtain the client's history and vital signs and then listens to breath sounds. The nurse is practicing which aspect of the Nursing Process?
a. Assessment
b. Planning interventions
c. Planning outcomes
d. Evaluation
ANS: A
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When the nurse informs a family that the brain damage to their daughter is irreversible, the father curses at the nurse and storms out of the room. The nurse recognizes the father is in the crisis stage of:
a. high anxiety. b. denial. c. reconciliation. d. adaptation.
After taking penicillamine for 4 weeks, a patient has not noticed any improvement. She should be told that:
1. therapeutic effects may not be seen for several more weeks. 2. she may not be taking a high enough dosage. 3. she should be switched to another drug. 4. she should take other antiarthritis medications at the same time to help in control-ling the symptoms.
A nurse is teaching a student nurse how STIs affect the health of their patients. Which of the following statements accurately describes an effect of an STI?
A) STIs are most common in young to middle adulthood populations. B) The incidence of STIs is decreasing due to health promotion efforts. C) Most of the time STIs cause no symptoms, especially in women. D) Health problems caused by STIs are more severe and frequent in men.
Which of the following statements is true about the treatment of anemia with hematinics?
A. Hematinics are available as over-the-counter products in tablet, capsule, and liquid forms. B. Long-term iron-deficient patients may require 100 to 200 mg of iron TID for at least 6 months. C. The addition of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) to hematinics enhances the intestinal absorption of iron. D. All of these are correct.