Blog

A pregnant female patient who tested positive for genital herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is in labor and admitted . The nurse  knows that the patient teaching has been effective if patient states?

The nurse in the emergency department is providing care for a client with priapism, which has lasted for 5 hours. What care is priority?

The nurse is reviewing a patient’s understanding about a scheduled vasectomy. Which statement by the patient indicates the need for additional teaching?

A young adult patient has just received a diagnosis of testicular cancer. He appears sad and states, “I always wanted to have children. Now it will be impossible.” Which information does the nurse provide to assist the patient?

A male client is scheduled for an outpatient cystourethrography to evaluate the degree of obstruction by an enlarged prostate. What action should the nurse take AFTER the procedure?

What is the maximum percent discount applied to the products in the dataset?  Report your answer as a number with 4 decimal points, i.e., if it is 10.22%, report 0.1022. 

The licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) is providing instructions on testicular self-examination. Which statements does the nurse include in this teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A doctor orders 750 mg of Amoxicillin for a patient. The pharmacy supplies Amoxicillin tablets with a strength of 250 mg per tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round to the nearest whole number)

A doctor orders an IV infusion of 1,000 mL of normal saline to be administered over 8 hours. The IV set delivers 15 drops/mL. How many drops per minute should the IV be set to deliver? (Round to the nearest whole number)

After reviewing data, the nurse suspects that a young female patient is experiencing manifestations of toxic shock syndrome. Which findings does the nurse use to make this decision? (Select all that apply.)