For which patient diagnosis would a prescription for nifedipine be least appropriate?
- A. Angina Pectoris
- B. Essential HTN
- C. Atrial Fibrillation
- D. Vasospastic Angina
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nifedipine primarily acts as a calcium channel blocker. It lacks significant effects on the calcium channels of the heart, making it ineffective for treating dysrhythmias like Atrial Fibrillation. Nifedipine is commonly used in conditions such as angina pectoris, essential hypertension, and vasospastic angina due to its vasodilatory effects and anti-anginal properties.
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Which parental statement at the end of a teaching session by the nurse indicates correct understanding of colostomy stoma care for the infant client?
- A. We will change the colostomy bag with each wet diaper.
- B. We will expect a moderate amount of bleeding after cleansing the area around the stoma.
- C. We will watch for skin irritation around the stoma.
- D. We will use adhesive enhancers when we change the bag.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Which statement should the nurse include in the teaching plan for a patient being started on levodopa/carbidopa (Sinemet) for newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease?
- A. Take medication on a full stomach
- B. Change positions slowly
- C. The drug may cause the urine to be very dilute
- D. Carbidopa has many adverse effects
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Postural hypotension is common early in treatment, so the patient should be instructed to change positions slowly. Administration with meals should be avoided, if possible, because food delays the absorption of the levodopa component. If the patient is experiencing side effects of nausea and vomiting, administration with food may be considered. The levodopa component may darken urine. Carbidopa has no adverse effects of its own.
Although most relapses in children with Wilms tumor occur early (within 2 yr of diagnosis) and have a favorable outcome, about 15% suffer relapse. Relapse includes all the following EXCEPT
- A. low stage (I/II) at diagnosis
- B. no prior radiotherapy
- C. anaplastic histology
- D. more than 12 mo from nephrectomy
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
A nurse is teaching a group of parents about preventing childhood obesity. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
- A. Serve your child 1 to 2 cups of fruit juice daily
- B. Feed your child whole milk until 2 years of age
- C. Eat at least one fruit or vegetable with each meal
- D. Limit your child's TV watching to 1 to 2 hr per day
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Constellation of aniridia and hemihypertrophy is strongly associated with increased risk of which of the following tumors?
- A. rhabdomyosarcoma
- B. hepatoblastoma
- C. Wilms tumor
- D. medulloblastoma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.