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A nurse assesses an older adult client who is experiencing a myocardial infarction. Which clinical manifestation should the nurse expect? Selected Answer: d. Disorientation and confusion Response Feedback: In older adults, disorientation or confusion may be the major manifestation of myocardial infarction caused by poor cardiac output. Pain manifestations and numbness and tingling of the arm could also be related to the myocardial infarction. However, the nurse should be more concerned about ...

Mrs. Jingle, 90-year-old, brought to Emergency Dept. by paramedics with a full code status lives in a Board & Care Facility that provides meals/medications. She's had flu symptoms for 2 days: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea;anorexia. Vital Signs: 92/60 mm Hg, Heart Rate (HR) 115 beats/min., Respiratory Rate (RR) 24/ min., SpO2 90% on room air, Temp PO 102.4°F/39.11°C. Medication HX: Lasix /Furosemide 20 mg PO daily; Lanoxin/Digoxin .25 mg PO daily; Lopressor/ Metoprolol 12.5 mg PO BID. Telemetry...

•A patient is prescribed omeprazole 20 mg PO BID, clarithromycin 500 mg PO BID, and amoxicillin 1 gram daily for the treatment of peptic ulcer disease (PUD). What is the most important instruction for the nurse to give the patient about these medications? Selected Answer: B. Complete the full course of al medications as prescribed. Answers: A. Take the drugs with a full glass of water B. Complete the full course of al medications as prescribed. C. Consume 8 ounc...

1. Heparin patients what kinds of meds/stuff that brought from home would you remove? 2. Giving med to patient and known to increase preload, what outcome to expect? 3. Give med to patient that cause vasoconstriction, what to watch for? 4. When hydrating patient quickly to increase blood volume, what changes would you see to patient? 5. Patient with CAD, examine results of lab tests? 6. When reviewing lab results, which finding is most concerning? 7. When teaching pt on e...

1) A nurse witnesses a client begin to experience a tonic-clonic seizure and loss of consciousness. What action would the nurse take first? a. Protect from injury slowly lower pt to ground. Maintain airway, turn client to side. 2) A patient in the oncology clinic reports her family is frustrated at her ongoing fatigue 4 months after radiation therapy for breast cancer. What response by the nurse is most appropriate. a. It is normal to be fatigued even for years afterwards. 3) A nurse ca...

Ch.1 – Intro to pharm Pharmacology: the study of medicines Pharmacotherapy: The application of drugs for prevention of treatment Role of the nurse: • Initial Assessment –Do you even need this drug? • Intervention – administering drugs • Reassessment – Did the drug help? Pharmacokinetics: what the body does to the drugs after administered. Pharmacodynamics: what the drug does to the body Therapeutic classification: what is being treated by the drug – the disease. Ex: an...

NSG 304 - Midterm Study Guide (100% correct)/NSG 304 - Midterm Study Guide (100% correct). What is the focus of current pharmacology practices? Define drug In the realm of pharmacotherapy, what is the primary role of a nurse?

1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which o...

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