These statements are about charting. Which is correct?
a. You can chart a procedure before com-pleting it.
b. You should never use the person's exact words.
c. You need to use terms with more than one meaning.
d. You need to record facts.
D
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A student is teaching a class on the impact of mental health on the community. The student should include which of the following information in the presentation?
1. An estimated 25% of the population of the United States will experience a diagnosable mental illness in any given year. 2. The incidence of depression is expected to decrease within the next ten years. 3. Mental illness is an increasing problem only in the more populated areas of the world. 4. Post-traumatic stress disorder is the most common of the anxiety disorders.
The discharge plan for a patient newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder includes a variety of treatment modalities. The most likely rationale for including both psychoeducational and family therapy to the plan of care is that they are:
a. viewed as effective by most private insurance providers as well as Medicaid. b. likely to affect the patient's compliance with the prescribed treatment plan. c. likely to address the issues the disorder can cause for the patient and family. d. focused on communication and problem solving.
Mixing ingredients together in order to make a solution, cream, ointment, or other product for a patient is known as
A. QSAD. B. dilution. C. compounding. D. alligation.
The nurse is orienting a new graduate nurse to the labor and birth unit. Which statement indicates that teaching about a client admission has been effective?"
1. "A vaginal examination is performed if delivery appears to be imminent." 2. "Her prenatal record is reviewed for indications of domestic abuse." 3. "She will be positioned supine to facilitate a normal blood pressure." 4. "A urine specimen is obtained by catheter to check for protein and ketones."