The nurse cautions her teenage daughter that eye cosmetics should be discarded every:
a. 2 months.
b. 3 months.
c. 6 months.
d. year.
C
Eye cosmetics should be discarded every 6 months to prevent infection.
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Intentional behaviors to circumvent illness, detect it early, and maintain the best possible level of mental and physiologic function within the boundaries of illness describe:
a. health promotion. b. self-actualization. c. health protection. d. self-transcendence.
Family members are upset when their mother, who is being treated for diverticulitis, begins to yell at the nurse and refuses to eat. They apologize and say, "We don't understand her behavior. She is always such a sweet person."
The nurse should base a response on the knowledge that: 1. physical health can be altered by the client's emotional state of health. 2. the stress of illness can alter the client's normal emotional reactions. 3. physical illness will often cause psychotic symptoms. 4. the client most likely is expressing emotions that have been suppressed for years.
An 85-year-old female patient arrives by ambulance to the emergency department accompanied by her husband
He reports that his wife had been ill with pneumonia and, 2 days ago, went to the family physician who prescribed azithromycin twice a day. The husband reports that he is making sure she gets the medicine. His wife has been staying in bed and resting. She awoke from sleep last night and was extremely agitated, left the house, and was walking outside. She did not recognize her husband and wanted to call the police. Which of the following is an appropriate question for the history? A. Does your wife have dementia or frequent episodes of confusion? B. Has your wife been running a fever? C. Is your wife allergic to any medication? D. Has your wife ever had a mental status exam?
A child with moderate hemophilia A who weighs 20 kg is admitted to the hospital after a knee injury with bleeding into the joint. The nurse will expect the provider to order which medication?
a. Advate 400 units IV over 10 minutes b. Benefix 800 units slow IV push c. Desmopressin 6 mcg IV over 15 to 30 minutes d. Tranexamic acid (Cyklokapron) 200 mg IV