The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Who Is Being

question 110

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client who is being admitted to the emergency department with severe chest pain. The health care provider has ordered a nitroglycerin drip. What is an essential question the nurse should ask this client before initiating this treatment?

• A) " Have you had any major surgery in the last 10 days?"
• B) "Have you used any drugs for erectile dysfunction over the last 2 days?"
• C) "Have you used any street drugs in the last week?"
• D) "Are you being treated for depression with MAO inhibitors?"

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Definitions:

Altered Consciousness

A state in which there is a significant deviation from one's normal cognitive, emotional, or waking experience.

Hypnosis

A trance-like state of focused attention and increased suggestibility, often used for therapeutic purposes.

Subliminal Perception

The processing of information by sensory systems without a person’s conscious awareness.

Altered State

A condition which is significantly different from a normal waking state, induced by various means like meditation, drugs, or hypnosis.