The nurse is caring for a client with a fractured femur. Which factor in the client's history may impede healing of the fracture?
a. A sedentary lifestyle
b. A history of smoking
c. Oral contraceptive use
d. Paget's disease
D
Paget's disease and bone cancer can cause pathologic fractures such as a fractured femur that do not achieve total healing. The other factors do not impede healing but may cause other health risks.
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A) Electrocardiogram B) MRI of the brain C) Thyroid function tests D) Cerebral angiogram
List four common causes of premature ventricular complexes
What will be an ideal response?
A patient on didanosine telephones to report the recent onset of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Select the nurse's best course of action
1. Reassure the patient that viral gastroenteritis is likely and should be self-limiting. 2. Stop the medication until the symptoms are resolved, and restart as prescribed. 3. Advise the patient to come to the clinic immediately to be evaluated for pancreatitis. 4. Provide antiemetics and give instructions for clear liquids until the symptoms resolve.
The nurse is contributing to a teaching plan. The nurse would include in the teaching plan that HIV can be transmitted in which of the following ways? (Select all that apply.)
a. Semen b. Breast milk c. Sweat d. Vaginal secretions e. Saliva f. Urine