A patient has been ordered chenodiol (Chenix) for treatment of gallstones. Which of the following is an adverse effect of chenodiol?
A. blurred vision
B. weakness
C. ringing in ears (tinnitus)
D. nonspecific abdominal pain
D. nonspecific abdominal pain
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A type 2 diabetic patient is admitted to the hospital with a gastrointestinal illness and a blood glucose of 480 mg/dL. After stabilizing the patient, what action by the nurse is best?
a. Educate the patient on safe food handling. b. Ask if the patient took the diabetic medi-cation. c. Teach the patient ways to avoid dehydra-tion d. Delegate frequent blood sugars to the aide.
The newly hired nurse learns that the facility uses the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk to assess all new admissions. Before using this scale, the nurse:
A) Is required to ask the client's permission. B) Should receive specific training. C) Must be certified. D) Has to obtain special assessment equipment.
The Outcome Present-State Testing Model is a dynamic, systematic, clinical reasoning process that emphasizes outcomes of care. There are several steps in the process. The family story step provides:
1. Essential information about individual family members and the family as a whole 2. Meaningful clusters of evidence 3. Present state and desired outcomes 4. Clinical judgment
The nurse should encourage a client being treated with corticosteroids for an autoimmune disease to have frequent examinations by an ophthalmologist because corticosteroids increase the risk of:
1. muscle weakness secondary to hypokalemia. 2. glaucoma. 3. sodium and water retention. 4. bone fractures.