A client was prescribed Digoxin for a cardiac arrhythmia in the hospital setting by a nursing health care professional. Which type of advanced practice nurse did this client encounter?
A) Clinical Nurse Specialist
B) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
C) Certified Nurse Midwife
D) Nurse Practitioner
D
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When administering medications that are normally excreted by the kidneys to an 86-year-old critically ill patient, the nurse should monitor renal function carefully because older clients have
A) decreased capacity to concentrate urine. B) decreased glomerular filtration rate. C) more muscle breakdown than younger patients, masking creatinine levels. D) increased filtration due to hormonal changes.
A nurse administers amitriptyline cautiously to which clients? Select all that apply
A) Clients with cardiac disease B) Clients with hypothyroidism C) Clients with diabetes D) Elderly clients E) Adolescent clients
The nurse is providing patient education on the prevention of osteoporosis. Which of the following, when stated by the patient, best demonstrates a need for further teaching? "I can help prevent osteoporosis by
a. consuming a diet high in phosphorus." b. performing weight-bearing exercises." c. avoiding alcohol." d. avoiding smoking."
A client had a temporary ileostomy and now has returned to the hospital to have the bowel segments reconnected. What procedure would be written on the OR consent form?
a. ileostomy restoration c. ileostomy takedown b. ileostomy fecal flow d. ileostomy reconnec-tion