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OB Exam 2 Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 - Galen College of Nursing. What is the most common medical complication of pregnancy? correct answers Hypertension What is PIH? correct answers Pregnancy induced hypertension How is PIH diagnosed? correct answers 140/90 two times 6 hours apart What is gestational hypertension? correct answers Onset after 20 weeks of gestation without proteinuria, return of normal B/P in postpartum What is Pre-eclampsia? correct answers onset after 20...

HESI Health Assessment Nightingale College Fall 2024 Questions With Complete Solutions A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast to evaluate for PE. Which information in the client's history requires follow up by the nurse? Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM. A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports feeling increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse implement? Notify the healthcare provider of th...

A patient reports taking an oral bisacodyl laxative for several years. Which of the following instructions should be given to guide the discontinuation of the laxative? · Withdraw from the laxative slowly to avoid a rebound constipation effect. · Stop taking the oral laxative and use a suppository until normal motility resumes. · Stop taking the laxative immediately and expect no stool for several days. · Switch to a bulk-forming laxative, such as methylcellulose. (Ans- · Stop takin...

Enalapril maleate is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which assessment does the nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication? Checking the client's blood pressure Checking the client's peripheral pulses Checking the most recent potassium level Checking the client's intake-and-output record for the last 24 hours - ANSWER Checking the client's blood pressure Rationale: Enalapril maleate is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor used to treat hypertensi...

Who do coaches struggle with the most? - Answer- parents, attitudes of athletes, discipline, drug abuse, and officiating ___: induce false feeling of "all's well" when the user is fatigued; short-circuit feelings of exhaustion, requiring the body to use up its reserves; might experience total collapse - Answer- Stimulant ___: lose control of body functions; become restless, hostile, and quarrelsome; ex: alcohol - Answer- Depressant ___: not usually associated with a sport; ex: LSD, m...

1. The nurse is caring for a patient taking cimetidine (Tagamet) orally. Which should the nurse consider about administering this drug? A) Administer the drug with the first bit of food B) Administer the drug immediately after meals C) Administer the drug 30 minutes after meals D) Administer the drug 30 minutes before meals 2. The nurse is discharging a patient with a new patient for ranitidine (Zantac). Which information would be important to include in the discharge teaching? A) Thr...

HESI Health Assessment And Physical Examination 2022/2023 Revised Questions And Answers. Question 1: A 29 year old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, “Maybe I have lung cancer or something,” and wants to get checked out since, “I can’t seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks.” Which computer documentation of this client’s concerns should the nurse enter? A. Presents with a hacking non-p...

PC707 Module 3-GI Exam 2024 ( Unit A: Peptic Ulcer and GE Reflux Unit B: Laxatives and Anti-Diarrheal Drugs Unit C: Chronic Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit D: Antiemetic Drugs and Oral Ulcer Treatments) Antacids Examples - Answer ️️ -Calcium carbonate (Tums, Rolaids), Sodium bicarbonate (Alka Seltzer), Magnesium (Milk of Magnesia), Aluminum (Amphogel), Bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol) Antacid Indications - Answer ️️ -Dyspepsia Acts ...

Final Exam: NR565 / NR 565 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals | Exam Review | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: How would you go about discontinuing bisacodyl laxative for a patient that has taken it for years? Answer: Stop immediately and expect no BM for several days Question: Lifespan considerations for constipation drugs Answer: Infants -docusate or lactulose ok Children - docusate, Senna or MOM **Pregnancy - caution d/t GI stimulation ca...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action would the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient who is being admitted with a C. difficile infection? a. Teach the patient about proper food storage. b. Order a diet without dairy products for the patient. c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation. d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used. ANS: C Because C. difficile is highly contagious, the patient would be placed in a private room, and contact precautions...