The nurse warns that nausea is a common side effect with opioid treatment, and rather than discontinuing the opioid, it is better to treat the nausea with:
a. antiemetics.
b. ice chips.
c. dry crackers.
d. ginger ale.
A
Rather than discontinuing the opioid, the nausea should be treated with an antiemetic.
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A nurse reviews the laboratory findings of a client with a urinary tract infection. The laboratory report notes a "shift to the left" in a client's white blood cell count. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Request that the laboratory perform a differential analysis on the white blood cells. b. Notify the provider and start an intravenous line for parenteral antibiotics. c. Collaborate with the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to strain the client's urine for renal calculi. d. Assess the client for a potential allergic reaction and anaphylactic shock.
A nurse educator is teaching a group of nurses at a long-term care facility about atrial fibrillation in light of its prevalence in older adults. Which of the following statements by the nurses would the educator most want to correct?
A) "The electrical impulses go in chaotic directions, and so the atria can't contract properly." B) "An ECG of someone in atrial fibrillation would be almost random in appearance." C) "The contraction of the ventricles and the atria can range from 400 to 600 beats/minute." D) "It can be hard to measure at the bedside because not all ventricular beats make a palpable pulse."
The nurse is preparing to change the dressing on the client with major burns to the chest. Prior to dressing the wound, the nurse should:
1. feed the client. 2. have the client void. 3. provide narcotic pain medication. 4. hydrate the client.
Which are intended responses of thyroid hormone agonist drugs? (select all that apply)
a. Body temperature is normal. b. Activity level is decreased. c. Vital signs are normal. d. Body weight is maintained. e. Bowel movements occur at least twice a week. f. Patient is mentally alert.