A client with liver cancer has been admitted to hospice. The client asks why he developed this disease. The nurse knows there is a high likelihood this client has which of the following past medical histories?
1. Alcohol consumption
2. Sexually transmitted diseases
3. H. pylori
4. Frequent nausea and vomiting
Alcohol consumption
Rationale: This client has most likely had a past history of alcohol consumption, heavy smoking, hepatitis B or C, or anabolic steroids. There is no correlation between sexually transmitted disease, frequent nausea and vomiting, or the presence of H. pylori. However, H. pylori can cause more problems with hepatic encephalopathy.
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For which of these reasons would a nurse researcher choose to assign subjects randomly to groups in a study?
a. To help ensure that all groups within a study are representative of the larger population b. To increase the chance that the study groups will be different from each other with regard to extraneous variables c. To help ensure that current events do not influence the outcomes of the study d. To eliminate the need for establishing specific study criteria and subject eligibility
The nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from abdominal surgery. When auscultating the client's abdomen, the nurse does not hear any bowel sounds. Which is the nurse's best ac-tion?
a. Notify the health care provider. b. Percuss the abdomen. c. Document the finding. d. Insert a nasogastric tube.
A client with HIV is prescribed pentamidine IM daily for 14 days. The client weighs 121 pounds. What dose should be prescribed for this client?
a. 4 mg c. 220 mg b. 55 mg d. 500 mg
Skills in communication are necessary to observe and report the progress of the client
Answer the above statement true (T) or false (F).