ADMISSION-Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Set 1

Methimazole (Tapazole) is ordered for a patient with hyperthyroidism. The nurse should instruct the patient to

When providing anticipatory guidance, the nurse should recognize that the parent of a two-year old child needs further instruction on safety issues when the parent states,

What is the best patient-advocate approach to a patient who wishes to discontinue chemotherapy because of complications of the treatment and recurrence of her cancer, but whose husband wants her to continue treatment?

Which of the following nursing actions would be most effective when encouraging a depressed patient to be less socially isolated?

The nurse provides information to a depressed patient and his family about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which of the following statements would the nurse include in the teaching?

Which of the following findings, if identified in a patient who is being treated for hypovolemic shock, should indicate to a nurse that the treatment is having the desired effect?

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a potentially lethal complication of treatment with antipsychotic drugs. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse recognize as an early sign of neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

A patient who had an excision of an anal fistula has sitz baths ordered. The nurse should instruct the patient that the purpose of the sitz bath is to

When discussing diet with a newly diagnosed pregnant woman who is diabetic and taking insulin, the nurse should

To help a mother anticipate the safety needs of her nine-year-old son who is learning to ride a bicycle, the nurse would teach that