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The nurse is making a care plan for a patient with Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD). Please select answers that are appropriate goals for this type of patient.  1) The patient with PUD will [one] the prescribed therapeutic regimen. 2) The patient will see a(n) [two] in discomfort. 3) Have no signs of [three] complications.  4) Have complete healing of the peptic [four]. 5) Make appropriate lifestyle changes to prevent [five].  

The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been prescribed IV Oxytocin (Pitocin) for their induction of labor. The nurse’s subsequent assessments should address the risk for which complication of oxytocin use?

During a prenatal exam, the woman reports having two cats at home. The nurse informs her that she should not be cleaning the litter box while she is pregnant. When the woman questions the nurse as to why, the nurse’s best response would be:

Which tests aid in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis?

You are caring for a 5-year-old with Type 1 diabetes in the school setting. The substitute teacher calls you to the classroom, as the child is verbally responsive and asks for her daddy, saying she feels “low.” The child wears a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), which is alarming as the blood glucose level is low at 59 mg/dl. You quickly repeat the test with the glucometer and get the same result. Which of the following actions is initially the most appropriate? 

Which of the following are signs of magnesium toxicity in a client? [magtox] What medication should you be ready to give? [magantidote] 

Ms. Kaur is diagnosed with a sprain to her right ankle after a fall. The patient asks the nurse about using ice on her injured ankle. What is the nurse’s best response?

A nurse is reviewing concepts related to documentation in the electronic health record. Which statement best represents the concept of “meaningful use”?

You are the RN educating a patient on diet changes to help avoid issues with their peptic ulcer which beverage would the nurse advise the patient to avoid? (Select all that apply.)

A client with a history of cholelithiasis (Gallstones) presents with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and jaundice.  The nurse would assume that the precipitating physiologic event causing the jaundice was?