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A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client prior to medication administration. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - correct answerInstruct the client to refrain from taking St. John's wort. A nurse is preparing an in-service on different types of pain. Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include as a characteristic of acute pain? - correct answerIt is part of the bodies attempt to protect itself. A nurse is documenting informatio...

A nurse in a mental health facility is preparing an educational program for a group of staff nurses about the proper use of restraints. Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include? A) The client should be offered toileting every 2 hours. B) The provider can write restraints on an as-needed basis. C) Children younger than 9 years old can be in mechanical restraints for up to 1 hour. - correct answerC) Children younger than 9 years old can be in mechanical restrain...

A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using the urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if she does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing? - correct answerAssault A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse that he is thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is not in the client's best interest, so she prep...

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous NG tube feedings. The nurse listens to the client's bowel sounds. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Click on the audio button to listen to the clip.) - correct answerDecrease the rate of the feeding - Rationality: The nurse should expect to hear bowel sounds every 5 to 35 seconds. This audio clip indicates hypermotility because there are greater than 40 bowel sounds/min. Hypermotility leads to diarrhea and is an ...

Mr. Peters has just completed a math lesson and his students are working on a practice set. As Mr. Peters circulates the room, he notices that a large percentage of students are not grasping the concept.What would be the best thing for Mr. Peters to do next? - correct answerGo through the first two problems of the practice set together with the whole class Ms. Jones wrote the following praise on Toby's essay about the causes of the Civil War.Great work. It is clear you know your stuff.What s...

The nurse is caring for a client who has taken atenolol for 2 years. The healthcare provider recently changed the medication to enalapril to manage the client's blood pressure. Which instruction should the nurse provide the client regarding the new medication? A. Take the medication at bedtime. B. Report presence of increased bruising. C. Check pulse before taking medication. D. Rise slowly when getting out of bed or chair. - correct answerD. Rise slowly when getting out of bed or chair. ...

Following the administration of sublingual nitroglycerin to a client experiencing an acute anginal attack, which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the desired effect has been achieved? A. Client states chest pain is relieved B. Client's pulse decreases from 120 to 90 C. Client's systolic blood pressure decreases from 180 to 90 D. Clients SaO2 level increases from 92% to 96% - correct answerA. nitroglycerin reduces mycocardial oxygen consumption which decreases ischemia and re...

What is the correct nursing response to a mother who asks, "How can I get rid of the baby's cradle cap?" - correct answer"Rub baby oil on the infant's head and brush the hair out carefully." What would the nurse teach parents to do in order to avoid diaper rash? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer-Use disposable diapers. Avoid plastic bloomer or pants. Change diapers frequently. What should the nurse stress to the mother of a child with impetigo? - correct answerSmall cuts an...

the certified midwife's scope of practice includes ___ - correct answercomprehensive prenatal care the focus of current maternity practice is to provide a quality ___ for each pt. - correct answerfamily experience ___ is a govement program implemented to increase the educational exposure of preschool children. - correct answerhead start the LVN scope of practice is set by the __ - correct answerstate board of nursing ___ recommended that silver nitrate be placed in the eyes of the n...

Enthalpy change is... - correct answerThe term used to describe the energy exchange that takes place with the surroundings at a constant pressure Enthalpy is... - correct answerThe total energy content of the reacting materials Catalyst is... - correct answerA substance that increases the reaction rate by providing an alternative route with lower activation energyand it does not get used up Activation energy is... - correct answerThe minimum energy needed to break the bonds in the react...