A patient who has been taking
antihypertensive drugs for a few months complains of having a persistent dry cough. The nurse knows that this cough is an adverse effect of which class of antihypertensive drugs?
a. Beta blockers
b. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
c. Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
d. Calcium channel blockers
ANS: B
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As a patient with mental illness is discharged from a facility, the nurse invites the patient to the annual staff holiday party. Select the best analysis of this scenario
a. The invitation facilitates dependency on the nurse. b. The nurse's action blurs the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship. c. The invitation is therapeutic for the patient's diversional activity deficit. d. The nurse's action assists the patient's integration into community living.
A client demonstrates disorganized and delusional thinking. The tentative diagnosis is
schizophrenia. The nurse can anticipate that a PET scan would be most likely to show dysfunction in the part of the brain called the a. temporal lobe. b. cerebellum. c. brainstem. d. frontal lobe.
The nurse is teaching a client about low glycemic index foods. Which foods should the nurse provide as examples of those with a low glycemic index? (Select all that apply.)
a. Potatoes b. Oatmeal c. Corn flake cereals d. Sesame see bagels e. Whole grain spaghetti
Mental health means
A) an individual acts and behaves normally and contributes to society. B) a person is stress free or is able to disguise anxiety from others. C) an individual's behavior demonstrates the ability to adjust to stress. D) a person does not think he needs a physician's care.