A client is diagnosed with a low level of triiodothyronine. The nurse realizes that this hormone affects which of the following body functions?
1. Blood glucose regulation
2. Bone growth
3. Calcium regulation
4. Metabolism
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Triiodothyronine (T3) affects the metabolic rate. Bone growth is affected by growth hormone. Calcium regulation is controlled by calcitonin and parathyroid hormone. Blood glucose regulation is controlled by insulin and glucagon.
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A patient in the cardiac care unit is given streptokinase for a suspected acute myocardial infarction. During the administration of this drug, the nurse will monitor the patient for which of the following?
A) Headache B) Fever and chills C) Dry mouth D) Increased blood pressure
The nurse is working on a committee which is tasked to improve community health through the use of technology. In which order should the committee identify steps to implement this plan?
1. Revamp regulations. 2. Shape policies providing the opting in or out of personal data. 3. Establish sites for rapidly testing innovations in community health. 4. Use regional partnerships to improve population and individual health. 5. Define shared health metrics and align payment systems for health outcomes. 6. Develop the business models to convert personal data to improve community health. 7. Build community storage systems that will emerge while improving community health.
Although serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
are used more commonly now to treat anxiety disorders than are benzodiazepines, for which patient situation would you expect a benzodiazepine to be prescribed instead of an SSRI? a. The patient is 18 years old. b. Anxiety has been present daily for 6 months. c. The patient has compulsive repetitive actions. d. The anxiety attack is severe with hallucinations.
A child is admitted to the hospital unit with physical injuries. The nurse is taking the child's history. The statement by the parent that would provide the most suspicion of abuse is:
1. "I did not realize that my baby was able to roll over yet, and I was just gone a minute to check on dinner when he rolled off the couch and onto our tile floor.". 2. "The baby's 18-month-old brother was trying to pull him out of the crib and dropped the baby on the floor.". 3. "I placed the baby in the infant swing. His 6-year-old brother was running through the house and tripped over the swing, causing it to fall.". 4. "I was walking up the steps, slipped on the ice, and fell while carrying my baby.".