Anthony is a known asthmatic. He has symptoms three times a week but never more than once a day. Exacerbation affect his normal activities occasionally. He awakens with cough three to four times a month. You classify his asthma as
Answer: Mild persistent
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A patient comes into the community clinic speaking a language in which there are no interpreters available. Which action should the population health nurse take to demonstrate cultural competence within the healthcare system?
1. Ask the patient to seek medical care in the community hospital. 2. Ask a staff member if they could attempt to communicate with the patient. 3. Communicate to the patient that an interpreter is not available and ask them to return tomorrow. 4. Contact a neighboring community health center to find out if their interpreter for this patient's language can be borrowed for a short time.
The patient is ordered Restoril® 15 mg po at bedtime. By what route should the patient take this medication?
A. vaginally B. topically C. orally D. rectally
Which patient would be at highest risk for adverse drug reaction?
a. 1-month-old whose mother has allergies to penicillin, aspirin, and codeine b. 16-year-old with multiple traumatic injuries who is taking morphine and an antibiotic c. 54-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis who has been enrolled in a clinical trial of a new drug d. 84-year-old patient with diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure who takes 7 prescription medications each day
Upon the completion of genetic testing for breast cancer, a patient is happy to learn that the test results are negative. What information should the nurse provide?
1. "You should be relieved to know you will never experience breast cancer.". 2. "None of your children will be at risk for breast cancer either.". 3. "Your children will be at risk for breast cancer only if there is a random change in a chromosome.". 4. "There is no guarantee that you will never experience breast cancer.".