Postpolio syndrome is marked by
A) incontinence and confusion.
B) weakness and fatigue.
C) spasticity and tremor.
D) speech and hearing problems.
B
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A client is prescribed frovatriptan. Which of the following would the nurse expect to include in the client's teaching plan? Select all that apply
A) Frovatriptan is used to prevent migraines. B) Frovatriptan should be administered at the earliest onset of migraine symptoms. C) Frovatriptan will decrease the number of migraine headaches experienced. D) No more than two doses of the drug should be used in a 24-hour period. E) The dose of frovatriptan may be repeated every hour until symptoms subside.
The nurse has provided discharge education for a patient who had valve replacement surgery and is on warfarin. Which statement by the patient would indicate understanding of the nurse's instruction?
1. "I need to report bruising, bleeding, epistaxis, and hemoptysis to my health care provider." 2. "I should take aspirin and anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain." 3. "I should avoid red meat." 4. "I need to eat large amounts of yellow and dark green vegetables."
A patient who has been taking methimazole (Tapazole) for 3 weeks has all of the following laboratory blood test results. Which result do you report immediately to the prescriber?
a. White blood cell count 3500 cells/mm3 b. Lactate dehydrogenase 990 IU/L c. Sodium 132 mEq/L d. Hematocrit 32%
Florence Nightingale is attributed with being intelligent (she developed statistical methods to evaluate health care), dependable (she often worked long hours to care for the injured), and ambitious (she fought against society's perception of nursing)
). Those who depict her as a leader on the basis of these qualities are practicing which leadership theory? a. Trait b. Chaos c. Bureaucracy d. Organizational