The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which of the following should be included in this assessment?
1. Degree of mouth burning
2. Difficulty swallowing
3. Presence of pyrosis
4. Painful swallowing
Question 2A client who plays baseball on the weekends is experiencing an arm injury. The nurse realizes this client needs to be evaluated for:
1. a rotator cuff tear.
2. lateral epicondylitis.
3. dislocation of the shoulder.
4. patellar tendinopathy.
Question 3Before administering an antacid, the nurse should instruct a client that this medication works in the:
1. blood.
2. stomach.
3. small intestine.
4. esophagus.
Question 4A client tells the nurse that he has pain, swelling, fatigue, and numbness of his hands. The nurse should assess the client for which of the following occupations?
1. Retail store clerk
2. Lifeguard
3. Computer keyboard operator
4. Bus driver
Question 5The nurse should suspect that a client has an endocrine disorder when which of the following findings is assessed regarding the integumentary status?
1. Freckles
2. Presence of moles
3. Course hair
4. Even skin tone
Question 6The nurse is concerned that a client with a gastrostomy feeding tube is developing a complication. Which of the following are considered complications associated with this type of feeding tube? (Select all that apply.)
1. Nausea
2. Vomiting
3. Aspiration
4. Abdominal distention
5. Leg cramps
6. Muscle pain
Question 7The nurse realizes that an adequate amount of which vitamin must be present for parathyroid hormone to be fully effective?
1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin C
3. Vitamin D
4. Vitamin E