Mrs. Quigley is a 78-year-old woman who has always enjoyed playing cards and attending the flower arranging classes at the local adult day care center. Recently, though, a friend of hers tells the nurse that Mrs
Quigley won't join in the card games and told her that flower arranging was "a waste of time." The nurse recognizes that Mrs. Quigley is experiencing:
A) Euphoria
B) Dystonia
C) Anhedonia
D) Hypomania
C
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Which of the following is the best nursing intervention to help prevent venous stasis and thrombophlebitis for at-risk clients?
A) Apply knee- or thigh-high elastic stockings. B) Use a pneumatic venous compression device. C) Promote ankle-pumping exercises. D) Promote activity and exercise.
Three days ago a patient had cardiac surgery to bypass three occlusions of his coronary arteries. Veins for the bypass were harvested from his right leg
He informs the nurse that his leg is warm and tender in his right calf. The nurse notes a 3-cm periwound erythema and swelling at the distal end of the incision. Staples are intact along the incision, and there is no drainage. Vital signs are stable. The nurse would suspect that the patient has what kind of complication? 1) Deep vein thrombosis 2) Dehiscence of the wound 3) Internal bleeding 4) Infection at the incisional site
Which of the following measures should be taken when implementing a treatment plan with digoxin for a patient who already takes quinidine for arrhythmias?
A. An increased dosage of digoxin due to antagonism with quinidine B. An increased dosage of quinidine due to antagonism with digoxin C. A decreased dosage of digoxin due to the potentiation of digoxin levels in the plasma D. None of the above
__________ is the most serious side effect of long term antipsychotic drug treatment.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).