The nurse is assessing a client who reports the symptoms of worrying excessively about everyday concerns and having overall fatigue, muscular tension, and restlessness. The nurse knows these symptoms would characterize the chronic disorder of:
A) Social phobia.
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) Panic disorder.
D) Generalized anxiety disorder.
D
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A laboring patient requests hot and cold applications be applied to her abdomen for pain control. How will this intervention act to control pain?
a. By increasing endorphin production b. By facilitating effacement and dilation c. By producing increasing pain tolerance d. By stimulation of large nerve fibers
The nursing intervention necessary after the administration of naloxone is to
a. monitor the airway and take vital signs every 15 minutes. b. insert an indwelling urinary catheter. c. insert a nasogastric tube. d. treat hyperpyrexia with cooling measures.
Mrs. W expresses concern about her 77-year-old husband, stating, "His mind seems to be going. He can't remember where he puts things. " Which of the following assessment tools would you administer to obtain further data on his cognitive functions?
a. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) b. Folstein Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) c. Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living d. Recent Life Changes Questionnaire
The nurse is caring for a client admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of influenza. The nurse would expect this client to be treated with which of the following antiviral medications? (Select all that apply.)
a. oseltamivir (Tamiflu) b. albuterol sulfate (Ventolin) c. amantadine (Symmetrel) d. rimantadine (Flumadine) e. hydrocortisone sodium succinate (So-lu-Cortef) f. zanamivir (Relenza)