The nurse recognizes that the individual at highest risk for development of gallstones is
a. a 20-year-old black man with sickle cell disease.
b. a 35-year-old white woman being treated for breast cancer.
c. a 49-year-old white man with a sedentary lifestyle.
d. a 60-year-old white woman being treated for obesity.
D
The incidence of gallstones increases with age, as do the risks associated with cholelithiasis. Women account for almost 70% of clients treated for gallstones, although studies have suggested that the death rate is higher in men. Other disorders that are associated with an increased inci-dence of gallstones are diabetes mellitus, obesity, Crohn's diseases, and cirrhosis.
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A group of nursing students have just arrived on the unit. Which actions by staff would be considered uncivil to these students? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The unit clerk groans when the instructor enters the nursing station with the students. 2. A nurse quietly says, "Please do not assign a student to me today. I have two very sick clients who are going to require my full attention." 3. A nurse whispers, "Not students again today." 4. A nursing assistant asks the students how long they have been in school. 5. A transport worker says, "Just great, more students to get in the way today."
A client in a long-term care facility has been diagnosed with oral candidiasis and is prescribed treatment with oral Nystatin for 2 weeks. Select the statement that correctly describes an intervention included in proper treatment with Nystatin
A) The Nystatin solution should be held in the mouth for 10 seconds, swished about the mouth, and then swallowed. B) Clients should wear their dentures while swishing the solution to remove the fungus from the dentures also. C) Diabetic clients are treated with twice-daily Nystatin in the form of a troche to ensure that the antifungal medication is absorbed completely. D) Dentures should be removed at night and soaked in water to which 1 ml of the Nystatin oral solution has been added.
A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a patient taking atropine (Sal-Tropine). In which of the following patients would atropine most likely be indicated?
a. A patient who exhibits a pulse rate of 42/minute b. A patient who exhibits a dry mouth and urinary retention c. A patient who has had no bowel movement in 5 days d. A patient who has asthma
A client involved in a motor vehicle accident is rushed to the healthcare facility in an
unconscious state. The healthcare provider has diagnosed the situation as critical with little hope of survival. The unconscious client suddenly regains consciousness and becomes alert. Which nursing measure must the nurse employ when caring for the dying client's family members? A) Inform the family that the client may soon be out of danger B) Request the family members not to talk about death to the client C) Immediately call the family members to bid farewell to the client D) Provide respite care to the client's family members