Why should the nurse closely monitor the condition and the drug regimen of a client with Parkinson's disease?
A) Because drugs administered may not cause the requisite therapeutic effect
B) Because clients take an assortment of different drugs
C) Because clients generally do not adhere to the drug regimen
D) Because drugs administered may cause a wide variety of adverse effects
D
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1. "Oncogenes support the development of proto-oncogenes that initiate tumor growth." 2. "The test is looking for a factor that could be causing my cancer to grow." 3. "The results of this test may help my health care team choose which medications I should take." 4. "This test may help my health care team find out why the medication I have been taking is not killing my cancer cells."
A nurse is teaching clients with difficulty sleeping on things to avoid before bedtime. These would include:
a. consuming caffeinated beverages. c. drinking alcohol. b. watching television. d. reading a book or magazine.
The nurse presses a finger into swollen skin tissue on a? client's feet and ankles and notes that it creates an indentation. The nurse should correctly document a finding of which alteration in skin? integrity?
A) Poor turgor B) Ascites C) Peripheral edema D) Hypothermia
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