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The nurse is providing education to a client taking oxybutynin (Ditropan).  Which of the following side effects is common with this medication? 

 An elderly patient asks the nurse why they are at an increased risk for diabetes.  Which of the following statements by the nurse would be most appropriate? 

 A client who has open-angle (chronic) glaucoma is scheduled for eye surgery to promote aqueous humor outflow. The nurse evaluates that the client understands the preoperative teaching about the first 24 hours after surgery when the client makes which statement? 

A patient is admitted to the Emergency Department following a motor vehicle accident.  The physician has ordered a hypotonic crystalloid solution to be infused.  Which of the following symptoms exhibited by the patient would require immediate intervention?

A client who has osteoporosis is prescribed bisphosphonate. Which of the following instructions is important for the nurse to include?

The nurse is educating a client diagnosed with presbycusis. Which explanation accurately describes the cause of this type of hearing loss?

 A nurse is assisting with the food tray for a client who is partially blind following a left-sided stroke. Which of the following nursing interventions promotes client independence?

 A nurse is assisting in planning the care for client who has paranoid schizophrenia. Which of the following interventions is appropriate to recommend including in the plan of care?

You have a 250mL bag of NS to which has been added 25,000 Units of Heparin Sodium. You have an order to give the patient 1200 Units. How many mL will have to be infused? 

 A nurse reviews the laboratory report for a client who is receiving lithium carbonate (Eskalith). The client’s blood lithium level is 2.5 mEq/L. The nurse identifies that this lab value indicates which of the following?