A nurse is admitting a new patient. The patient is lying in bed. Where should the nurse be positioned?
A) Seated in a chair at eye level with the patient
B) Sitting on the side of the bed, looking down at the patient
C) Leaning on the nightstand at eye level with the patient
D) Standing beside the bed, looking down at the patient
A
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The nurse is presenting a class to pregnant patients. The nurse asks, "The fetal brain is developing rapidly, and the nervous system is complete enough to provide some regulation of body function on its own, at which fetal development stage?" It
is clear that education has been effective when a participant responds: 1. "The 17th–20th week." 2. "The 25th–28th week." 3. "The 29th–32nd week." 4. "The 33rd–36th week."
A client is discharged on beta blockers. Which skill is essential for the client's family to learn?
a. How to prepare a low-sodium diet b. Assessments to detect fluid retention c. How to monitor heart rate and blood pressure d. Early signs of changing level of consciousness
A client with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is started on the alpha blocker, alfuzosin (Uroxatral). The nurse knows it is important to inform the client of which possible side effect?
1. Impotence 2. Diaphoresis 3. Dental caries 4. Constipation
Additional effects that drugs have on the body that are not part of the goal of drug therapy are termed ________ effects.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).