Which would be an example of the occupational health nurse's need to balance possible conflict between what is legal and what is ethical?
A. Ensuring the employer's profit and keeping the employees happy
B. Fulfilling what the nurse's supervisor wants and what the employees want
C. Encouraging primary prevention and first aid to the injured
D. Reporting health problems to employers and keeping health records confidential
ANS: D
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A) Fatigue B) Self-image C) Medications D) All of the above
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a. The drugs can be given efficaciously up to the designated beginning of term at 37 weeks. b. There are no important maternal (as opposed to fetal) contraindications. c. Its most important function is to afford the opportunity to administer antenatal glucocorticoids. d. If the client develops pulmonary edema while receiving tocolytics, intravenous (IV) fluids should be given.
Ester local anesthetics have a short to moderate duration of action. Which of the following drugs fall into this category?
A. Procaine, benzocaine, and tetracaine B. Ethyl chloride, GumEase, and EMLA cream C. Lidocaine, bupivacaine, and mepivacaine D. None of the above