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15. When feeding a patient with dysphagia and with left-sided hemiplegia, how should the nurse position the patient?

3. Which statement indicates that the nurse’s teaching about the purpose of an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has been successful?

3.A patient is considering taking tadalafil (Cialis) to treat his erectile dysfunction (ED). Which would be a contraindication to taking the medication?

17.The nurse is writing a care plan for a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) patient who has partial left-sided paralysis and is experiencing ataxia. Which intervention is most beneficial for this patient?

9.The nurse is caring for a patient with atrial fibrillation who asks why she needs to take warfarin (Coumadin). Which statement best answers the patient’s question?

15.The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking digitalis. The patient complains of nausea. Which additional finding warrants the nurse’s immediate attention?

16. Which statement should you include in the teaching plan for a patient suffering from  thrombocytopenia from cancer?

21. A somnolent (drowsy) post-operative surgical client who just had a tonsillectomy, should be placed in which position during the post-anesthesia recovery period?

14. Which teaching point will the nurse include when providing discharge instructions to the patient with a new permanent pacemaker?

Your palliative care patient is delirious, hallucinating and carrying a conversation with friends that have passed. Which is an appropriate intervention by the family?