A patient with severe liver disease and dysentery arrives at the hospital. Can the patient receive metronidazole?
A. Yes, but treatment should be supplemented with vitamin B12.
B. No, this has been shown to increase the risk of developing cancer.
C. Yes, but close monitoring will be required.
D. No, this can cause a disulfiram-like reaction in the patient.
Answer: C
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The nurse suspects that a male client may become violent. Which verbal cue might have indicated this? The client:
1. Receives news that his wife is filing for divorce and begins sobbing inconsolably. 2. Demands, "Give me my medicine now or you'll be sorry." 3. Begins pacing the hall exhibiting clenched jaw and fists. 4. States, "I don't know why people seem afraid of me."
A male patient has been prescribed efavirenz as monotherapy for HIV. On follow-up visits to the clinic, it will be most important for the nurse to assess for which of the following?
A) Cutaneous eruptions B) Erythema C) Cholestatic hepatitis D) Signs of microbial resistance
The specific tools used to make quality visible to stakeholders in health care are called:
a. indicators. b. outcomes. c. variable selections. d. quality measures.
The master patient index (MPI) saves work because vital information can be obtained from the database rather than rekeyed with each client visit
This decreases the possibility of making a mistake and eliminates the inadvertent creation of duplicate records. Which of the following are key features of an effective MPI? Select all that apply. 1. It is flexible enough to allow inclusion of additional identification. 2. It facilitates the evaluation of client care. 3. It locates records in real time for timely retrieval of information. 4. It is easily reconfigured to accommodate network changes. 5. It can grow to fit an organization of any size.