A physician orders a nurse to collect a stool specimen from a client and send it to the
laboratory for an Ova and Parasite (O&P) test. Which, if present, can be detected by an
O&P test?
A) Frank blood
B) Bile pigments
C) Tapeworm eggs
D) Occult blood
C
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Which of the following patients is a candidate for thrombolytic therapy after development of a pulmonary embolism?
A) 26-year-old male after appendectomy B) 14-year-old female after blunt force trauma in motor vehicle accident C) 56-year-old male with a history of hypertension D) 29-year-old female 2 days post-op caesarean section.
The nurse has been caring for a family with a school-age child who has school phobia. Which observation indicates that interventions have been successful?
A) The child stays home from school. B) The child attends school every day. C) The child decides daily about attending school. D) The child's teacher is asked if attending school is a requirement.
Which technique should the nurse use to teach an adolescent about a newly diagnosed disease process?
A) Urge the adolescent to listen attentively during teaching. B) Help the adolescent understand how this information will improve future health. C) Help the adolescent realize that teaching is needed above what peers need to learn. D) Help the adolescent understand how this information will improve health status now.
Accurate recording of the food consumption of a patient with diabetes is important because
A) the diet and insulin are balanced to maintain the patient's protein level. B) a diabetic patient should consume at least 2600 calories per day. C) the diabetic diet may be balanced by insulin or diabetic drugs. D) diabetics must take in adequate amounts of sugar and protein.