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A nurse is planning care for a client who has a platelet count of 10,000/mm3. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A. Apply prolonged pressure to the puncture site after blood sampling.
B. Administer epoetin alfa as prescribed.
C. Place the client in a private room.
D. Have the client use an oral topical anesthetic before meals. - correct answer ✔✔A
A nurse in a provider's clinic is assessing a client who has cancer and a prescription for
methotrexate PO. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when the client reports
bleeding gums?
a. Explain to the client that this is an expected adverse effect
b. Check the value of the client's current platelet count
c. Instruct the client to use an electric toothbrush
d. Have the client make an appointment to see the dentist - correct answer ✔✔B
A nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing chemotherapy and reports severe nausea.
Whichof the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "your nausea will lessen with each course of chemotherapy."
B. "Hot food is better tolerated due to the aroma."
C."Try eating several small meals throughout the day."
D."Increase your intake of red meat as tolerated." - correct answer ✔✔c
What are the risk factors for the mistreatment of older patients? Select all that apply.
A. Inadequate income
, B. Psychiatric disorders
C. Lack of social support
D. Adequate staff training - correct answer ✔✔ABC
What cognitive function declines with aging
A. Crystallized intelligence
B. Mental performance
C. Short-term memory call
D. Long-term memory call - correct answer ✔✔C
Barriers to health care including transportation, social isolation and financial limitations apply
to:
A. Old-old adults
B. Rural older adults
C. Frail older adults
D. young old adults - correct answer ✔✔B
What type of carcinogen is viral?
A. Benzene
B. radon
C. UV rays
D. Hep B - correct answer ✔✔D
Clinical staging in which the tumor is limited to tissue of origin
A. stage 1
B. stage 0