NUR 340 EXAM 2 LATEST EXAM 2024|ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|100% GUARANTEED TO PASS!|ALREADY GRADED A+/BRAND NEW VERSION The following information was included in the change of shift report on a patient who is prescribed aspirin for its anticoagulant effects. Which patient symptom would be the first priority for the nurse to report to the attending physician? two liquid stools in past 24 hours nauseous symptoms heartburn when recumbent dark tarry stools - ANSWER-Dark tarry stools suggest slow upper G= bleeding which would be the priority symptom to report to the physician. The patient has an order for administration of a glucocorticoid. The nurse would question this order if the patient also has which condition? rheumatoid arthritis systemic fungal infections asthmasystemic lupus erythematosus - ANSWER-Systemic fungal infection The nurse should question administration of a glucocorticoid to a patient with any type of infection, because the drug suppresses immune responses that would normally allow the body to fight infection. Glucocorticoids are absolutely contraindicated for patients with systemic fungal infections. The use of glucocorticoids in a patient with asthma, systemic lupus erythematosus or RA is expected, because these are autoimmune, inflammatory disorders that would respond to glucocorticoid intervention. The