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• Question 21 A patient with chronic heart failure has begun treatment with epoetin alfa, which she will receive in her own home from a home health nurse. The nurse should teach the patient to supplement this treatment with a diet that is high in Selected Answer: iron-rich foods such as beans and leafy green vegetables. • Question 22 A Nurse Practitioner educator who coordinates the staff education on an oncology unit is conducting an inservice on targeted therapies. What potentia...

17. Review the different types of incontinence including urge, stress, overflow incontinence, and reflex incontinence a. Urge Incontinence: Sudden need to void with an involuntary leakage of urine b. Stress incontinence: Small amounts of urine voided involuntarily. Can occur sneezing, laughing. c. Reflex Incontinence: Disruption of nervous communication. Person will have difficulty starting urination. d. Overflow incontinence: When the bladder becomes full and overflows. Ex: Enlarg...

Flexion - ANSWER: bending a joint extension - ANSWER: Straightening of a joint Adduction - ANSWER: Movement toward the midline of the body Abduction - ANSWER: Movement away from the midline of the body Pronation - ANSWER: turning the palm downward Difference between proximal and distal? - ANSWER: -Proximal means closest to the point of origin or trunk of the body -distal means farthest away.

Which mother does the healthcare professional prepare to administer Rh immune globulin (Rho- GAM) to? a. Is Rh-positive and the fetus is Rh-negative b. Is Rh-negative and the fetus is Rh-positive c. Has type A blood and the fetus has type O d. Has type AB blood and the fetus has type B - ANSWER: B RATIONALE: Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) can occur only if antigens on fetal erythrocytes differ from antigens on maternal erythrocytes. Maternal-fetal incompatibility ex...

Call Poison Control - ANSWER: How Do You Care For Poisoning? Scrape The Stinger Out With A Sting - ANSWER: How Do You Care For A Bee/Insect Sting? Grab The Tick By The Head With Tweezers And Pull It Out - ANSWER: How Do You Care For A Tick Bite? Black Widow And Brown Recluse - ANSWER: What Are The Dangerous Spiders? Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke - ANSWER: What Is The Order Of Heat-Related Illnesses From Least To Most Sever

Question 8 Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes a deficient immune response, which can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which of the following cells are invaded by HIV to cause the immunodeficiency? A. Neutrophils B. CD4+ (T-Helper cells) C. Memory B cells D. IgG antibodies Question 9 Which condition indicates the resistance stage of general adaptation syndrome? A. Increased release of catecholamines

A male client being discharged with a prescription for the bronchodilator theophylline tells the nurse that he understands he is to take three doses of the medication each day. Since, at the time of discharge, timed-release capsules are not available, which dosing schedule should the nurse advise the client to follow? A. 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 5 p.m. B. 8 a.m., 4 p.m., and midnight. C. Before breakfast, before lunch and before dinner. D. With breakfast, with lunch, and with dinner. - T...

15. A 2-month-old child has not received any immunizations. Which immunizations should the nurse give? a. DTaP, Hib, HepB, IPV, varicella b. DTaP, Hib, HepB, MMR, IPV c. DTaP, Hib, HepB, PCV, IPV, rotavirus d. DTaP, Hib, HepB, PCV, IPV, HepA ANS: C DTaP, Hib, HepB, PCV, IPV, and rotavirus are appropriate immunizations for an unimmunized 2-month-old child. The child should not receive varicella until at or after 12 months of age. MMR is not given to children until at or after 12 months...

Question 8 A teenage athlete experiences a sudden impact to his shoulder during a football game causingit to move out of its position. Which of the following musculoskeletal disorders did this client most likely experience? A. Sprain B. Strain C. Bone fracture D. Shoulder dislocation Question 9 The nurse is reviewing a client’s lab results. The nurse knows the client with a pH of 7.3 and a pCO2 of 55mmHg has which acid-base imbalance A. Metabolic alkal

Question 10 Which molecules are released by activated macrophages and regulate body temperature? A. Prostaglandin B. Pyrogens C. Interferons D. Immunoglobulins Question 11 Which of the following would provide active immunity? A. Hepatitis B immune globulin for a needle-stick injury B. Antibodies transferred through breast feeding C. Polio vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis