Monitoring of an older male patient on testosterone replacement includes:
1. Oxygen saturation levels at every visit
2. Serum cholesterol and lipid profile every 3 to 6 months
3. Digital rectal prostate screening exam at 3 and 6 months after starting therapy
4. Bone mineral density at 3 months and 6 months after starting therapy
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A nurse educator is teaching a group of nurses at a long-term care facility about atrial fibrillation in light of its prevalence in older adults. Which of the following statements by the nurses would the educator most want to correct?
A) "The electrical impulses go in chaotic directions, and so the atria can't contract properly." B) "An ECG of someone in atrial fibrillation would be almost random in appearance." C) "The contraction of the ventricles and the atria can range from 400 to 600 beats/minute." D) "It can be hard to measure at the bedside because not all ventricular beats make a palpable pulse."
The nursing shortage is of major concern because of which of the following?
a. There has been a sudden increase in births over the last few years. b. Generation Xers are reaching middle age. c. Many of the Baby Boomer generation will be retiring by the year 2015. d. There has been a significant increase in smoking among millennial workers.
How is extravasation different from infiltration?
a. Infiltration occurs in the hand, whereas extravasation occurs in the arm. b. Both conditions lead to swelling, but extravasation causes tissue damage. c. Infiltration is swelling accompanied by pain, whereas extravasation is not painful. d. Extravasation causes phlebitis along with tissue swelling, whereas infiltration causes fluid overload along with swelling.
The nurse is providing care to a client who is recovering from severe respiratory acidosis and has recently been extubated. Which of the following actions by the nurse provides an optimum environment for this client?
1. Restraining the client 2. Placing the client in a side-lying position 3. Providing a calm, quiet environment 4. Administering narcotics for pain