While reading a physician's progress notes, a student notes that an assigned patient is having hypoxia. What abnormal assessments would the student expect to find?
A) abdominal pain, hyperthermia, dry skin
B) diarrhea, flatulence, decreased skin turgor
C) hypotension, reddened skin, edema
D) dyspnea, tachycardia, cyanosis
D
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A patient taking opioid medication for metastatic bone cancer asks the nurse why he is able to tolerate such large doses of the medication over time. What is the nurse's best response?
A) "Over time you become more tolerant of the drug." B) "You are immune to the effects of the drug." C) "You may have formed an addiction to the drug." D) "Your body absorbs less of the drug due to the cancer."
How should the nurse respond when a patient with coronary artery disease asks why C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are being drawn for laboratory analysis?
A) "An elevated CRP level is a predictor of coronary artery disease." B) "An elevated CRP level means you will have a heart attack." C) "CRP is released from the heart during a heart attack." D) "CRP is released from atherosclerotic plaques."
A patient reports having three to four stools, which are sometimes hard, per week. The nurse will perform which action?
a. Recommend increased fluids and dietary fiber. b. Request an order for a laxative as needed. c. Request an order for a stool softener. d. Suggest discussing chronic constipation with the provider.
Musculo-skeletal changes result in which of the following?
a. Loss of height b. Increased strength c. Increased mobility d. Less joint pain and stiffness