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A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mannitol via IV continuous infusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects? A. Weight loss B. Increase intraocular pressure C. Auditory hallucinations D. Bibasilar crackles * A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gastric ulcer and a new prescription for ranitidine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? A. "Take the medication on an empty stomach for full ef...

A client is found to have a low hemoglobin and hematocrit when laboratory work was performed. What does the nurse understand the anemia may have resulted from? Select all that apply. A. Infection B. Blood loss C. Abnormal erythrocyte production D. Destruction of normally formed red blood cells E. Inadequate formed white blood cells ____________________________________________________________________________ Question #: 5 A client is in the hospital with a bleeding gastric ulcer and req...

How would an elderly female be most likely to reduce the amount of the free radicals in her body? A. Avoid animal fat B. Take antioxidants daily C. Build muscle mass D. Perform outdoor exercise three times weekly ____________________________________________________________________________ Question #: 6 The client in the clinic tells the nurse she can “feel her biologic clock ticking.” The nurse knows the client views aging based on which theory? A. A Gene theory B. A Programme...

A 12 year old female is admitted with a diagnosis of concussion after a fall from her tree house. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse expect to find? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) A. Brief lapse of consciousness B. Disorientation C. Blindness D. Dizziness E. Headache ____________________________________________________________________________ Question #: 6 A client is diagnosed with a disorder involving the inner ear. Which of the following is the most common client ...

A procedure known as surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) decreases the size of the heart to a near normal size and shape by removing dysfunctional heart muscle that does not contract properly. Once the adynamic (nonfunctioning) area is removed, the ventricle is repaired with a patch. In the cases that were studied, 91% were free of congestive heart failure after surgery with an ejection fraction that increased from 30% to 40%. A cardiomyoplasty, placement of an ...

a nurse is assessing an adult client who has been immobile for the past 3 weeks. for which of the following findings should the nurse intervene? erythema on pressure points a nurse is planning on teaching for a group of adolescents who each recently had surgical placement of an ostomy. which of the following methods should the nurse use as a pyschomotor approach to learning? practice sessions a nurse is caring for a client who reports pain. when documenting the quality of the client's...

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who will be using a walker. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? 1."I can place an extension cord across my living room to plug in my television." 2. "I will hire someone to trim the tree that hangs low over the stairs of my front porch." 3. "I will place my alarm clock on my bedroom dresser across the room." 4. "I will replace the old throw rug in my kitchen with a new one." 2 ...

--Which of the following is the main idea of the third paragraph? Sleepwalking is a common phenomenon --Which of the following statements rephrases the author's main argument about sleepwalking in the passage? Sleepwalking is a perplexing mystery that can be alarming to those who have the condition. --Which of the following sentences from the passage presents the topic of the passage? Despite the fact that sleepwalking or noctambulation occurs frequently, this odd ailment remains a baffl...

A recently widowed diabetic comments that blood sugar levels are running higher than usual. Which is the best response from the nurse? A. "People who eat alone tend to eat more." B. "Cooking lower carbohydrate meals for one person is a challenge." C. "This must be a stressful time for you." D. "Quit checking your blood sugars for now." ____________________________________________________________________________ Question #: 4 The nurse understands that a client with diabetes mell...

A client had a left radical mastectomy with an axillary node dissection 6 months ago and is having a large amount of edema in the left arm down to the fingers. What should the nurse inform the client is the reason for the edema? A. An accumulation of lymphatic fluid that results from impaired lymph circulation. B. It is congenitally acquired and is not related to the mastectomy. C. They are most likely ingesting too much sodium and should be advised to decrease the amount. D. There is inad...