After receiving a negative result on having squamous cell carcinoma the 78 yr old patient is relieved but has more questions on what he should be watching for due to his family history of skin cancers. The nurse provides correct information on monitoring for with this type of skin cancer when he states which of the following to the patient?

The nurse receiving report on a new patient being admitted to the skilled nursing facility is told the patient suffers from end stage Parkinson’s. The nurse is aware this patient will need: 

The nurse is educating a patient with psoriasis. Which information is the most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?

The nurse caring for the 80-yr-old 100-pound woman who is undergoing the bowel cleanse with Golytely for a colonoscopy will be alert and intervene early if which complication from this medication occurs?

A patient with a bowel obstruction is at increased risk for which secondary complication that the nurse must also assess frequently?

While promoting community health, the nurse would plan for which of the following will help to increase the number of children vaccinated in rural communities?

The client, diagnosed with hypertension, hypothyroidism, and hiatal hernia, states, “I took the stairs instead of the elevator, and now I am having chest pain. It seems to be easing off now that I’m resting.” The LPN/LVN correctly believes that the client is experiencing which condition?

Dopamine agonists such as pramipexole (Mirapex) and amantadine (Symmetrel) are given to Parkinson’s patients to: 

Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for a child with eczema?

During a community teaching event, the nurse explains that regardless of the actual etiology of Parkinson’s disease, the basic pathophysiology is: