The nurse is completing the health history of a patient with a suspected cardiac disorder. About which childhood illnesses should the nurse ask the patient?
A. Rheumatic fever and strep throat infections
B. Otitis media and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
C. Asthma and bronchitis
D. Rubella and chickenpox
Answer: A
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A client has been diagnosed with having calcium oxalate kidney stones following intravenous pyelography. Which of the following teaching points about the treatment of the health problem are justifiable? Select all that apply
A) "You may need to cut out cocoa, chocolate, and some nuts from your diet." B) "It's important that you avoid high-calcium foods like milk, cheese, and yogurt." C) "We will come up with a plan to safely limit your fluid intake over the next few weeks." D) "Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy treatment may be used to fragment larger stones." E) "Most likely your stones can be dissolved by medications over the next several days."
Media can impact the public's perception of nurses. Several strategies have been developed to help enhance and promote the image of the nursing profession. Which of the following is not one of these strategies?
a. writing opinion editorial pieces in local newspapers b. encouraging television spots promoting the nursing image c. writing letters to the editor promoting the image of nursing in local and state papers d. being on the American Idol television show
A prescribing practitioner has ordered cytochrome P450 testing for a patient who is not responding to his current antidepressant medication. Which is the best explanation the nurse can provide the patient for why the provider has ordered the test?
1. "It can help find the most beneficial medication." 2. "It provides important information for pharmacological research." 3. "It may rule out any organic causes of your depression." 4. "It helps determine the extent and severity of your depression."
A nurse is explaining the importance of sunlight on the skin to a woman with decreased mobility who rarely leaves her house. The nurse would emphasize that ultraviolet light helps to synthesize what vitamin?
A) E B) D C) A D) C