Tag: Nursing

Which type of nursing diagnosis is most appropriate to be used in the mental health setting?
Risk for infection
Risk for self-harm
Impaired urinary elimination
Risk for electrolyte imbalance

Which of the following risk factors for cardiovascular disease cannot be modified by a change in behavior?Group of answer choicesHigh blood pressureHigh blood lipid levelsHeredityObesity

You are caring for a client in the emergency department who is experiencing chest pain. you are preparing to initate nitroglycerin by continuous IV infusion. What do you need to moniotor

Who is mostly responsible for a person’s health care decisions?
Group of answer choices
The person
The person’s spouse and family
The heath care provider
It will vary from culture to culture.

Which parameter would the nurse assess prior to administering intravenous acyclovir 750 mg to a patient with herpes zoster?Pain levelCreatinineBreath soundsWhite blood cell (WBC) count
Pain level
Creatinine
Breath sounds
White blood cell (WBC) count

Question 2A
63 year old female is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.Her admitting weight is 185# and 3 months ago, she weighed206#. What is your assessment of the weight loss?

A pregnant client’s blood test reveals an increased alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level. Which condition would the nurse suspect?
Cystic fibrosis
Phenylketonuria
Down syndrome
Neural tube defect

A person can consent to something only if he or she
◻has sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice
has inadequate competency to consent
is incompetent
is in a comatose state

A nurse manager of a prenatal clinic should recognize that the most significant barrier encountered by pregnant women in accessing health care would be which of the following?

Barriers for providers related to intimate partner violence screening include:
Discomfort with the topic
Having too much power that might be intimidating
Time constraints
Answer choices:
A and C
A, B, and C