The nurse is caring for a patient with dysphagia and a nasogastric (NG) tube in place for enteral nutrition. When giving the patient’s scheduled feeding, which actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

A home health nurse is assigned to visit a patient newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism who is non-compliant with medications and is prescribed levothyroxine (Sythroid).  Which of the following complications will the nurse discuss with the patient, that are a result of not taking the medication?

The nurse suspects that the patient’s pain is related to a peptic (duodenal) ulcer when the patient states the pain is relieved by which of the following?

The nurse is assessing a client following a thyroidectomy.  Keeping in mind the possible complications from removal of the parathyroid glands, what S&S would the nurse assess the patient for?

The nurse checks a client’s blood glucose and obtains a reading of 45 mg/dl. The client is asymptomatic. What is the best action?

A patient’s feeding tube has become occluded after the nurse administered medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to resolve the problem and prevent it from occurring in the future?  Select all that apply 

Which of the followings statements is true of the rods in the eye’s retina?

Which of the following theories of vision can best explain the occurrence of afterimages (i.e., sensations that remain after a stimulus is removed)?

Which of the following refer to tiny spaces between neurons?

Which of the following theories of vision can best explain the occurrence of afterimages (i.e., sensations that remain after a stimulus is removed)?