ATI LPN · Community Health · Chronic Illness NCLEX Questions

A 75-year-old lady is listed for an anterior resection to treat a cancer in the descending hemicolon. She has never previously been in hospital. She gives no history of shortness of breath or angina, but admits that she does not take part in strenuous activity. Apart from painkillers, she takes no medications. Appropriate statements regarding preoperative testing include:

A 30yr NZ man goes to PNG, takes 300 mg chloroquine weekly for 2 weeks prior and 4 weeks post his trip. 3/12 later gets febrile/sweats/maleana with malaria parasites on film. The following is true

Which drug should not be given with midazolam?

A patient who has ovarian cancer is crying and tells the nurse, 'My husband rarely visits. He just doesn't care.' The husband indicates to the nurse that he does not know what to say to his wife. Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for the nurse to add to the plan of care?

For care of a patient who has oral cancer, which task would be appropriate to delegate to the LPN/LVN?