When following up on SSRI medication side effects, the nurse will need to make specific inquir-ies about:
1. Anticholinergic symptoms
2. Alpha-adrenergic blockade
3. GI tract symptoms
4. Sexual dysfunction
ANS: 4
SSRIs often cause sexual dysfunction, a symptom clients may be reluctant to bring up voluntari-ly. Clients readily bring up the side effects mentioned in the other options.
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When discussing aging, the nurse clarifies that the term older adulthood applies to those who are older than:
a. 55. b. 65. c. 70. d. 75.
The nurse at the local high school is aware that students are particularly vulnerable during this developmental stage to many health challenges. What is an appropriate priority topic to support student self-development?
1. Educate about sexually transmitted diseases. 2. Provide strategies to minimize stress and promote self-esteem. 3. Hold in-service programs for teachers to identify students at risk. 4. Collaborate with the local mental health agency to refer students at risk.
Your older clinic patient is being seen today as a follow-up for a 2-day history of pneumonia. The patient continues to have a productive cough, shortness of breath, and lethargy and has been spending most of the day lying in bed
You should begin the chest examination by: a. percussing all lung fields. b. auscultating the lung bases. c. determining tactile fremitus. d. estimating diaphragmatic excursion.
The nurse is caring for a client with somatization disorder. When providing a report to the staff for the next shift, it is important for the nurse to relate the:
A) Client's source of the original anxiety. B) Use of abdominal breathing at the first sign of anxiety. C) Amount of time the client talked about physical complaints. D) Trigger for the client's worries.