Nr 293 rn - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for an older adult client who is receiving multiple medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A- Clarify the client list of medications with the pharmacist B- compare the current list against the new medication prescriptions C- investigate any discrepancies on that list D- ask the client about over the counter medications she is taking Answer- D The nurse should apply the nursing process priority-setting framework. Th...

ATI Comprehensive Predictor Exam 1. A nurse working in a long-term care facility is caring for an older adult client has dementia. The clients often agitated and frequently wanders the halls. Which of the following intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care? a) Give the client several choices when scheduling activities. b) Confront the client regarding unacceptable behavior c) Maintain Nutritional requirements by offering finger foods d) Stimulate the client by leaving the televis...

ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam A nurse is caring for a client who has borderline personality disorder. The client says, "The nurse on the evening shift is always nice! You are the meanest nurse ever!" The nurse should recognize the client's statement as an example of which of the following defense mechanisms? A. Regression B. Splitting C. Undoing D. Identification A nurse is assisting with a court-ordered evaluation of a client who has antisocial personality disorder. Which of the following...

NR 293 EXAM 2 A patient diagnosed with depression tells the RN "I want to try supplementing my selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor with St. John's wort. What action would the nurse take first? A. assess the patient for depression and risk for suicide B. suggest the patient decrease the antidepressant dose C. advise the patient of the danger of serotonin syndrome D. suggest that aromatherapy may produce better results A patient experiences a sudden episode of severe anxiety. Of these medica...

NR 293 EXAM 2 A patient diagnosed with depression tells the RN "I want to try supplementing my selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor with St. John's wort. What action would the nurse take first? A. assess the patient for depression and risk for suicide B. suggest the patient decrease the antidepressant dose C. advise the patient of the danger of serotonin syndrome D. suggest that aromatherapy may produce better results A patient experiences a sudden episode of severe anxiety. Of these medica...

NR 293 - Exam 1 Pharmaceutics ANS: the dosage form that determines the rate of drug dissolution Pharmacodynamics ANS: - what the drug does to the body - therapeutic effects Selective Enzyme Interaction ANS: when the drug binds to an enzyme molecule and inhibits (blocks) or stimulates the enzyme action with the normal target cell Pharmacokinetics ANS: - what the body does to the drug - study of movement of drugs throughout the body Absorption ANS: being absorbed or used by t...

ATI Gerontology Final Quiz (Detail Solutions and Resource for the test) A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for an older adult client who is receiving multiple medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A- Clarify the client list of medications with the pharmacist B- compare the current list against the new medication prescriptions C- investigate any discrepancies on that list D- ask the client about over the counter medications she is taking Answer- D T...

A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for an older adult client who is receiving multiple medications. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A- Clarify the client list of medications with the pharmacist B- compare the current list against the new medication prescriptions C- investigate any discrepancies on that list D- ask the client about over the counter medications she is taking Answer- D The nurse should apply the nursing process priority-setting framework. Th...