When the gestational hypertensive patient is hospitalized, the nurse monitors the:
a. blood sugar.
b. temperature.
c. level of consciousness.
d. deep tendon reflexes.
D
If the patient is hospitalized for gestational hypertension, deep tendon reflexes are monitored.
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The best reply the nurse could make is a. "Continue to take nitroglycerin sublingually at 5-minute intervals until the pain is relieved." b. "If the pain is not relieved after three doses of nitroglycerin at 5-minute intervals, call your physician and come to the hospital." c. "When nitroglycerin is not relieving the pain, lie down and rest." d. "Use oxygen at home to relieve pain when nitroglycerin is not successful."
A client expresses concern regarding a cousin's recent diagnosis with bipolar disorder and asks about genetic screening. How should the nurse respond?
1. "I will ask the physician to discuss this with you." 2. "We will have to check to see if your insurance will pay for it before scheduling." 3. "Reliable testing is not yet widely available." 4. "So many people want this done that scheduling is a problem."
A patient tells the nurse that she eats "huge" amounts of food but stays hungry most of the time. The nurse explains that hunger experienced by persons with type 1 diabetes is caused by the:
1. excess amount of glucose 2. need for additional calories to correct the increased metabolism. 3. fact that the cells cannot use the blood glucose. 4. need for exercise to stimulate insulin secretion.
When the nurse brings in the next dose of a drug that a patient first received 6 hours ago, the patient reports a "pounding" heart rate ever since taking the last dose. What is the nurse's best first action?
a. Document the report as the only action. b. Check the patient's vital signs for changes. c. Hold the dose and notify the prescriber immediately. d. Reassure the patient that this is an expected response to the drug.