When caring for an elderly client with postmenopausal osteoporosis, the nurse institutes measures based on the understanding that the client is at risk for which of the following?
A) Multiple myeloma
B) Bone fracture
C) Bone chondrosarcoma
D) Osteosarcoma
Question 2
Which of the following actions could you initiate to reduce the discomfort of a woman in labor whose fetus is in an occiput posterior position?
A) Urge her to maintain a prone position.
B) Place her in a Trendelenburg position.
C) Apply ice packs to her lower back.
D) Massage her lower back.
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
EXAMPLES OF NURSING-SENSITIVE OUTCOME MEASURES
Selected Drugs for Osteoporosis and Other Bone Disorders
Daily pill containers like this one are often used by the elderly to remind them
The physician orders pemetrexed (Alimta) 500 mg/m2. The client’s body surface area is 2.14 ...