A PTA observes that a patient’s heart rate remains low during exercise despite increasing workload. The patient’s medication list includes a beta blocker. What should the PTA do?

A PTA observes that a patient with cholecystectomy is hesitant to walk due to abdominal soreness. Which of the following best indicates why the patient is experiencing soreness?

A patient recently started a new medication and now reports dizziness and confusion. Which interpretation is most appropriate for the PTA?

Graph the function fx=x2+x-42×2-x-56Include the graph on your paper

Graph the function fx=x2+x-42×2-x-56Include the graph on your paper

Graph the function fx=x2+x-42×2-x-56Include the graph on your paper

A patient being treated with paroxetine 50 mg/day orally for major depressive disorder reports to the clinic nurse, “I took a few extra tablets earlier in the day and now I feel bad.” Which aspects of the nursing assessment are most critical? (Select all that apply.)

Case Study: Mrs. Chou25-year-old woman with a five-year history of schizophrenia. After her mother’s sudden death, Mrs. Chou stops taking her medication and begins hearing voices, including her mother’s, which later become condemning and critical. She becomes mute, motionless, and refuses food or fluids. Mr. Nolan, her nurse, notes waxy flexibility, poor hygiene, and stupor. She is admitted and treated with risperidone and supportive nursing interventions. Evaluate Outcomes- Which findings indicate improvement in Mrs. Chou’s condition? (Select all that apply.)

A person diagnosed with schizophrenia has had difficulty keeping a job because of severe paranoia. Today the person shouts, “They’re all plotting to destroy me.” Select the nurse’s most therapeutic response.

An acutely violent patient diagnosed with schizophrenia receives several doses of haloperidol. Two hours later the nurse notices the patient’s head rotated to one side in a stiffly fixed position; the lower jaw is thrust forward, and the patient is drooling. Which intervention by the nurse is indicated?