Ultimate Medicine Study Guide - Questions & Answers

a nurse is caring for a client with acute cystitis that has been prescribed nitrofurantoin. what client teaching should be provided to the client regarding this medication ati
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the nurse is providing discharge education for a client going home after cardiac catheterization. what information is a priority to include when providing discharge education?
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the nurse works in an emergent care clinic. a 45 year old male client is admitted with left arm pain and gastrointestinal upset. the rn should admit this client to which room?
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a prescription comes through your pharmacy. it states: vinblastine 4.5 mg/m2 iv on day 1. if the patients bsa is 2.56 m2, which is the correct dose to give the patient today?
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while assessing a client's abdomen, the nurse observes involuntary reflex guarding on expiration. the nurse would interpret this as most likely indicating what complication?
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a nurse has completed the assessment of a client's direct pupillary response and is now assessing consensual response. this aspect of assessment should include which action?
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the nurse is performing a skin assessment for a client and observes a blue tinge in the buccal mucosa and tongue. what condition does the nurse correlate this finding with?
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the nurse is caring for a client after a large abdominal surgery. he is restless and uncomfortable. which positioning change could be most beneficial? select all that apply.
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the nurse cares for a client with diabetes who is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. prior to the procedure, it is most important for the nurse to ask which question?
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a 29-year-old client has gestational diabetes. the nurse is teaching her about managing her glucose levels. which therapy would be most appropriate for this client?
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a nursing instructor is teaching students about anemia during pregnancy. which type of anemia does the instructor teach students is most prevalent during pregnancy?
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a client is brought to the emergency department after being bitten by a stray dog. to prevent rabies infection, the nurse anticipates administering:
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a 3-month-old boy is found to have undescended testes. the parents are concerned. what should the nurse anticipate as the next step for this client?
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g which alcohol is found in alcoholic beverages? a. denatured alcohol b. wood alcohol c. methyl alcohol d. ethyl alcohol
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a nurse is teaching a class to new parents on how to prevent the spread of infection in their children. what is the best suggestion the nurse could offer to these parents?
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a toddler is diagnosed with acute otitis media and prescribed antipyretics and numbing ear drops. which instruction is most important to teach the parents about treatment?
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What is a central nervous system depressant drug?
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a client with obesity is suspected of having nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. which diagnostic labs does the nurse anticipate the client needing? select all that apply.
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which action be implemented when the nurse is unsure about providing fall prevention guidelines for an older adult patient
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continuity of care is an important concept for quality nursing practice. the responsible nurse understands the best description of the process of continuity of care is to:
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a nurse is caring for a client who has dementia and urinary incontinence. which nursing action could be appropriately delegated to a uap(unlicensed assistive personnel)?
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acute poisoning is due to: a high dose over a short period of time. a low dose over a long period of time. a low dose over a short period of time. none of these choices.
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a nursing mentor notes a colleague has limited an online search to articles only containing full text. what is the best response from the mentor? group of answer choices
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the lesions seen in this illustration most commonly appear in patients with hiv. what is the clinical diagnosis?
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