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In addition to a diet and exercise plan, a patient with obesity is newly prescribed Phentermine for short-term use. When reviewing the patient’s history, which condition would make the nurse question this order?

 The son of a 90 year old patient admitted with a urinary tract infection asks the nurse, “Why is my mom acting so agitated and confused?  This is not normal for her.” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A patient who has been successfully losing 1 lb weekly for several months is weighed at the clinic and has not lost any weight for the last month. Which action should the nurse do FIRST?

A nurse in the emergency department is admitting a patient complaining of dizziness and burning epigastric pain that has not improved with rest.  When asking the patient about the history of present illness, which question should the nurse ask first?

The nurse identifies the need for further teaching on fall hazards when an older adult client states which of the following?

When caring for a 50 year old patient with hypertension who has been hospitalized after an episode of new unstable angina, which topic is the MOST important for the nurse to include in the discharge teaching?

An 88 year old male patient taking hydrochlorothiazide tells the nurse that he is experiencing dizziness upon standing. What should the nurse do first?

A new graduate nurse is obtaining an automated blood pressure reading on an adult patient with obesity. Which of the following actions by the new graduate nurse would require an intervention by an observing nurse?

Which of the following is not a normal age related change in the older adult?

Name this vessel draining from the kidney.