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The nurse knows that the safest treatment for erectile dysfunction in a client with coronary artery disease (CAD) includes which of the following medications?

Apomorphine (Uprima)

A nurse caring for a client who has been diagnosed with an URI with a red, sore throat, and has been febrile for 4 days. Which nursing assessment should be stressed?

Lung fields

The nurse observes that a client who had an arterial blood gas performed 30 minutes ago is still oozing blood from the puncture site. Pressure was held to the site for 5 minutes after the puncture and another 5 minutes when the site was still oozing. What factor does the nurse know will participate in the ability for the blood to clot?

Platelets

When interpreting the results of a Mantoux test, the nurse explains to the client that a reaction occurs when the intradermal injection site shows:

Redness and firmness/induration.

A client is being treated for glaucoma. What is the rationale for the nurse's instruction to maintain regular bowel habits?

Straining at stool increases intraocular pressure.

An 83-year-old female client is scheduled for a thoracentesis to obtain a sample of plueral fluid or a biopsy specimen from the pleural wall for diagnostic purposes. Why should the nurse provide pertinent information ab appropriate explanations of the diagnostic procedure to her?

To manage her decreased energy levels

Which of the following would be most important to determine when assessing a client being admitted for suspected toxic shock syndrome (TSS)?

Use of superabsorbent tampons

An older patient with end-stage emphysema refuses physical therapy, continues to smoke, and realizes that death will probably result from emphysema. Which principle should guide this patient's rehabilitation?

Values are examined, and limitations are put into perspective over time

What normal change due to aging does the nurse expect in the heart of an older client?

Widening of the aorta

A client with sickle cell disease is treated for a thrombotic event. Which organs or body systems does the nurse recognize as being at greatest risk for thrombosis in a client with sickle cell disease? Select all that apply.

central nervous system Spleen Lungs

A client with a suspected DVT is scheduled for a diagnostic test to confirm its location. What is the preferred test or procedure for diagnosing thrombi in deep veins?

impedance plethysmography

which of the following which symptoms may indicate a diagnosis of otosclerosis? Select all that apply.

· "I woke up on Monday and had ear pain with a marked decrease in hearing." · "I now notice a ringing in my ears especially when I lay down to sleep at night." "It seems that I increasingly could not hear my kids talk to me."

The nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which client does the nurse suspect is most likely to have mononucleosis?

· A 19-year-old college student with cervical node enlargement and fever

A nurse admits a woman reporting severe right upper quadrant pain after eating dinner. What client risk factors lead the nurse to suspect gallbladder disease? Select all that apply.

· Obese · Older than 40 years old · History of diabetes mellitus · Multiparous