a young woman says she needs a temporary contraceptive but has a latex allergy. she mentions that she has had a papillomavirus infection. also, she says she is terrible about remembering to take pills. which method should the nurse recommend?
when combined, which of the following groups of foods forms a complementary protein dish? multiple choice iceberg lettuce, carrots, and tomatoes peanuts, rice, and cashews sesame, sunflower, and pumpkin seeds peaches, bananas, and apricots
Your female friend has been consuming a diet low in calcium and is inactive. What nutritional deficiency disease might they be at increased risk for in the future?.
true or false: a diet low in sodium, coupled with excessive perspiration, persistent vomiting, or diarrhea, has the ability to deplete the body of sodium. this can lead to muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and, later, shock and coma.
the nurse is caring for two clients with the same diagnosis. one client complains of pain rated 6/10 and the other client complains of pain 1/10. how does the nurse explain why these two clients experience such differences in their pain rating?
you are caring for a hospitalized patient receiving gentamycin iv, an aminoglycoside, for the treatment of pseudomonas pneumonia. which laboratory values would be important to monitor to avoid adverse effects from drugs of this classification?
when auscultating the lungs of a patient with respiratory distress, you hear adventitious sounds. this means that the patient has: a. an absence of breath sounds. b. diminished breath sounds. c. abnormal breath sounds. d. normal breath sounds.
when caring for a patient with toxic epidermal necrolysis (ten), the critical care nurse assesses frequently for high fever, tachycardia, and extreme weakness and fatigue. the nurse is aware that these findings are potential indicators of what?
a nurse is preparing to administer insulin to a child who's just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. when the child's mother stops the nurse in the hall, she's crying and anxious to talk about her son's condition. the nurse's best response is:
because attenuated live vaccines contain viruses that are less virulent, many booster vaccines must be given to produce an effective immune response. group of answer choices true false
up to 40% of people diagnosed with partial epilepsy do not respond to anti-seizure medications. chronic vagal nerve stimulation has been approved as an alternative treatment for these patients. what side effect might this treatment cause?
the case manager is looking over the inpatient census on the floor to determine which client would be the best candidate for discharge with home health care follow-up. which client would the case manager recommend to the practitioner for discharge
a client who uses a transdermal testosterone gel for the treatment of oligospermia applies the medication first thing in the morning and washes it off before bed. what client education is necessary?
a patient has been prescribed oxybutynin for the treatment of an overactive bladder. what instruction should a nurse provide if the patient wishes to use the transdermal form of the drug?
a nurse is caring for a client with terminal illness who believes that death and reincarnation are the ultimate gifts from a higher power. what would be most appropriate to integrate into this client's plan of care when providing spiritual support?
