A nurse is caring for a female client who has pain related t…
A nurse is caring for a female client who has pain related to osteomyelitis and asks the nurse if it is safe for her to take aspirin. The nurse should recognize which of the following findings in the client’s history is a contraindication to this medication?
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A nurse is preparing to administer naproxen 500 mg PO BID for a client who has pleuritic chest pain related to pneumonia. The amount available is naproxen 125 mg/5 mL oral suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Enter only the whole number in the answer space.
Read DetailsA nurse in an intensive care unit is caring for a client who…
A nurse in an intensive care unit is caring for a client who had an acute myocardial infarction (MI) and had cardiac biomarkers drawn. The nurse knows that the results of the cardiac biomarkers studies help determine which of the following?
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A patient undergoing external radiation has developed a dry desquamation of the skin in the treatment area. The nurse teaches the patient about management of the skin reaction. Which statement, if made by the patient, indicates the teaching was effective?
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A nurse is caring for a client who has undergone a radical prostatectomy to treat prostate cancer and has an indwelling foley catheter in place. For several hours, the client’s urinary output is adequate. After 5 hr, the nurse notes that the catheter has drained no urine during the prior hour. Which action will the nurse do first?
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