Spiritual beliefs are important to all patients.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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During Passover, a nurse caring for an Orthodox Jewish patient should:
a. avoid fish dishes. b. encourage time for prayer. c. offer the patient leavened products. d. encourage the use of loud music in celebration.
A nurse administering carbidopa/levodopa (Sinemet) to a client should monitor the client for decreased effects of carbidopa/levodopa when which of the following medications are initiated? Select all that apply
A) Phenytoin (Dilantin) B) Amitriptyline (Elavil) C) Zonisamide (Zonegran) D) Ibuprofen (Motrin) E) Meperidine (Demerol)
Which of the following teaching scenarios best illustrates the nurse providing informal teaching on a low-sodium diet?
A) The nurse discusses dietary guidelines while the client watches a cooking show on television. B) The nurse, client, and spouse review dietary orders on the discharge instructions. C) The nurse and client discuss the sodium contained in prepared canned soup. D) The nurse and client meet with a dietician to discuss ways of limiting sodium.
A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions?
a. "Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber." b. "Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots." c. "The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks." d. "Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, because first-dose hypotension may make you dizzy."