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If a patient is diagnosed with left-heart failure, which of the following medications would the nurse practitioner more than likely use for treatment? Lasix When counseling patients who smoke cigarettes, which of the following is NOT good management advice? For asymptomatic adults, instruct the patient on how it is easier to stop now than when symptomatic. A middle-age female patient presents to the clinic with a recurrence of mild hidradenitis suppurativa after topical thera...

Which kind of care helps restore a resident to the highest level of functioning possible? Rehabilitation If an activity is not listed on the care plan, what is the responsibility of a NA? The NA should not perform the activity if it is not listed on the care plan. What is one important reason why the bed should remain wrinkle-free? to help keep the skin healthy and prevent pressure sores What is the term for a device that replaces a missing body pat? Page 2 of ...

1. The preferred way to remove a bedpan from a client who is unable to lift her buttocks is to Turning the resident is the easiest method, and it is important to hold the pan to prevent spilling the contents. 2.When should postmortem care be performed? Postmortem care needs to be done before rigor mortis sets in so that the patient's appearance can be maintained. 3. A walker may be used if the client can A resident must be able to support some weight before using a w...

1. Although the NCLEX-RN examination has new formats for questions, what is the most common format? a. Fill-in-the-blank item because candidates are not provided with clues from distracters. b. Multiple-choice question item, which allows candidates to select the one correct answer. c. Multiple-response item because these questions require a higher level of critical thinking.d. Hot-spot item because these questions are written at the application level of Bloom's analysis. b...

How Licensure Protects Consumers Ensures only properly trained nurses enter the profession, Prevents unlicensed individuals from practicing as nurses, Provides a process for disciplinary action against unsafe nurses, Sets legal standards that all nurses must follow. Licensure The legal process by which a government authority grants permission to individuals to practice a profession after meeting specific qualifications. Importance of Licensure Protects the Public - Ensures nu...

Enoxaparin Anticoagulant Use: DVT prevention SE: bleeding, neurological impairement. Amiodarone Antidysrhythmic Use: A-fib, v-fib, v-tach SE: lung damage, HF, liver & thyroid toxicity Aripiprazole Atypical antipsychotic Uses: schizophreia, BPD, major depression;autism. SE: headache, agitation, EPS (low risk)

The NCLEX-RN® test plans main content categories for testing include: Physiologic Integrity. Safe, Effective Care Environment. Health Promotion and Maintenance. Psychosocial Integrity. The essential issue or need to be addressed at any given time within a set of conditions or circumstances is known as a(n): outcome priority. An LPN/LVN has started taking courses toward becoming an RN and is having difficulty transitioning to the student role. Appropriate advice to prov...

focuses on government, manufacturer, and social responsibility to assure breastfeeding's ability to compete with commercial interests; includes addressing improper marketing practices; the AAP advices not to provide formula, company gift bags, and industry-authored handouts; in the US, state and local breastfeeding legislation addresses breastfeeding in public, employment issues, jury duty, family law, mothers in prison, etc. - answer-breastfeeding protection has been recogn...

A 23-year-old male presents with urethritis, dysuria, and purulent urethral discharge. The suspected diagnosis would be: a. gonorrhea. b. urinary tract infection. c. Chlamydia. d. syphilis. - answer-a. gonorrhea. Transmission of Chlamydia during birth may result in -, or infection of the eyes in the newborn. a. neonatal jaundice b. ophthalmia neonatorum c. neonatal conjunctivitis d. erythema neonatorum - answer-b. ophthalmia neonatorum The organism most commonly associa...

Your partner is performing one-rescuer CPR on a middle-aged woman in cardiac arrest. When you apply the AED pads, you note that she has a medication patch over the same area where one of the AED pads will be placed. You should: Select one: A. move the patch to another area of the patient's chest and then properly apply the AED pads. B. apply the AED pad at least 1 inch away from the medication patch to avoid skin burns. C. continue CPR until you can determine the name of...