The nurse updates the teaching plan for a post-TIA patient to include the provision for:
1. a daily aspirin dose.
2. long rest periods daily.
3. reduction of fluid intake to 800 mL/day.
4. high-carbohydrate diet.
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Daily aspirin reduces platelet aggregation and may prevent another attack. Reduction of fluid and long rest periods encourage clot formation.
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The nurse is providing patient teaching to a patient newly diagnosed with sleep apnea. The patient asks the nurse how it works to correct his sleep apnea. Which is the most appropriate statement by the nurse?
1. "The machine is set up to breathe for you when you stop breathing during the night." 2. "The machine's positive airway pressure provides a reminder to breathe during periods of apnea. " 3. "The machine's positive airway pressure keeps the upper airway structures from collapsing during sleep." 4. "The machine is set to give you oxygen during the times when you stop breathing and keep you from snoring."
Attempting to better understand the discharge instructions needed by a client could be a potential research study. An anticipated result of such a study might provide insight into:
1. Ways clients might better manage their own recovery 2. How the nurse might provide care while in the hospital 3. When the client should be discharged 4. Decreased hospitalizations
The growing multiculturalism of American society can contribute to ethnicity conflicts when:
a. providing care to different cultural groups. b. individual values align with the cultural norms. c. ethnic groups overburden the health care system. d. the greater community's values are jeop-ardized by specific ethnic values.
Which nursing interventions are required for the client prescribed amphotericin B (Fungizone)?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. Administer the medication by IV push. B. Administer acetaminophen before giving the amphotericin B (Fungizone). C. Review the BUN level. D. Administer corticosteroids 1 hour after infusion is completed. E. Monitor for GI bleeding.