A 46-year-old female client is receiving tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer. What side
effect should the nurse monitor for in this client?
A) Menorrhagia
B) Manic episodes
C) Somnolence
D) Hot flashes
D
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Order: 500 mL of 10% dextrose in lactated Ringer solution in 6 hours How many kcal of dextrose will the client receive? _____
a. 5 b. 50 c. 450 d. 200
What is an example of the rule of double effect (RDE)?
a. Giving a patient a placebo in place of prescribed medication b. Giving a patient a double dose of pain medication c. Giving high doses of pain medication to reduce the pain of terminally ill patients, even if this hastens death d. Giving the patient experimental drugs in end-of-life situations
Three years after exposure to a virulent form of the flu, a population faces the same flu strain. The public health department recognizes that there are members of the population who have not been exposed to the flu strain. Which is most likely to happen?
A) The unexposed population will contract the illness B) The unexposed population is not likely to contract the illness C) The unexposed population will contract the illness and reinfect others D) The flu will reach epidemic proportions and both populations will become ill
The nurse is reviewing with a student nurse that special orders are required to cut the toenails of clients with certain diseases. The nurse asks the student nurse to identify those diseases
Which are the best responses by the nurse for diseases that require special orders before cutting nails? 1 . Diabetes 2 . Peripheral vascular disease 3 . Hemophilia 4 . Very thickened nails A) 1, 2, 3 B) 1, 2, 4 C) 1, 3, 4 D) 2, 3, 4