What medical interventions can you anticipate?
What will be an ideal response?
• Administering pain medications
• Treating the infection with antibiotics
• Rehydrating A.P. with oral fluids to offset fluid loss from her elevated temperature
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The nurse notices her 50-year-old patient is holding his lunch menu at arm's length while trying to read his choices. This is an indication of:
a. retinopathy. b. presbyopia. c. cataracts. d. macular degeneration.
A patient who is Native American comes to you complaining of left ear pain. He gives a history of frequent upper respiratory infections, smoking, and working construction in the cold weather. You suspect that he has
a. air bubbles behind his tympanic membrane. b. spores in his external ear canal. c. a foreign body in his ear. d. otitis media.
The physician prescribes sumatriptan for a patient's headache. Before administering this drug, the nurse should gather which assessment information?
a. Does the patient have a family history of migraines? b. Has the patient taken ergotamine in the past 24 hours? c. Has the patient taken acetaminophen in the past 3 hours? d. Is the patient allergic to sulfa compounds?
In what way are Migrant Health Clinics under the Migrant Health Program often different from other clinics?
a. Care is restricted to those who can document that they are employed in agriculture. b. They are much better funded than typical rural clinics. c. Staff are typically bilingual and bicultural. d. They welcome illegal immigrants to receive care.