Nokea
While obtaining information about the client's current medication use, the nurse learns that the client takes ginkgo to improve mental alertness. The nurse should tell the client to:
- A. Report signs of bruising or bleeding to the doctor
- B. Avoid sun exposure while using the herbal
- C. Purchase only those brands with FDA approval
- D. Increase daily intake of vitamin E
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ginkgo can increase bleeding risk by affecting platelet function, so clients should report signs of bruising or bleeding to their physician.
You may also like to solve these questions
A 13-year-old female has been diagnosed with celiac disease. Which of the following dinner trays would be acceptable?
- A. baked chicken breast, carrots, baked potato with cheese
- B. turkey and cheese sandwich on wheat bread, cabbage slaw, apple slices
- C. spaghetti with meatballs, Caesar salad, banana
- D. pulled pork on flour tortillas, wild rice, black beans
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Celiac disease requires a gluten-free diet. Option A (chicken, carrots, potato) is gluten-free, while others contain gluten (wheat bread, spaghetti, flour tortillas).
A camp nurse is applying sunscreen to a group of children enrolled in swim classes. Chemical sunscreens are most effective when applied:
- A. Just before sun exposure
- B. 5 minutes before sun exposure
- C. 15 minutes before sun exposure
- D. 30 minutes before sun exposure
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Chemical sunscreens require 30 minutes to absorb into the skin and provide effective UV protection.
A 19-year-old female comes into the women's clinic for an STD test. The nurse explains all of the following confirmed cases of STDs must be reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) EXCEPT
- A. genital herpes.
- B. chlamydia.
- C. hepatitis B.
- D. gonorrhea.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and hepatitis B are reportable to the CDC. Genital herpes is not nationally reportable, though local regulations may vary.
A infant weighs 7 pounds at birth. The expected weight by 1 year should be:
- A. 10 pounds
- B. 12 pounds
- C. 18 pounds
- D. 21 pounds
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Infants typically triple their birth weight by 1 year, so a 7-pound infant should weigh approximately 21 pounds.
The physician has ordered a lumbar puncture for a client with suspected Guillain-Barre syndrome. The spinal fluid of a client with Guillain-Barre syndrome typically shows:
- A. Decreased protein concentration with a normal cell count
- B. Increased protein concentration with a normal cell count
- C. Increased protein concentration with an abnormal cell count
- D. Decreased protein concentration with an abnormal cell count
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Guillain-Barre syndrome typically shows elevated protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid with a normal cell count, known as albuminocytologic dissociation.