The adjustment of a medication administration rate based on its affect on a patient's heart rate is
called
A. titration.
B. infusion.
C. alligation.
D. qsad.
A
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The nurse is charting in the paper medical record. She should:
a. print his/her name since signatures are often not readable. b. not document her credentials since everyone knows that she is a nurse. c. skip a line, leaving a blank space, between entries so that it looks neater. d. use black ink unless the facility allows a different color.
A nurse needs to insert a gastrointestinal tube for a client with peptic ulcers. Which of the following is the clearest indication for the use of gastrointestinal intubation?
A) Controlling gastric bleeding B) Examining the peptic ulcers C) Measuring gastric residual volume D) Reducing risk of reflux
A patient who lost a child in an auto accident tells the nurse, "God has abandoned me." What is an appropriate statement for the nurse to make?
1. "I will go and get a clergyman to help you." 2. "God has nothing to do with what happened to you." 3. "You need to strengthen your faith if you want to be able to survives this tragedy." 4. "Tell me more about what your faith means to you and, if you wish, I will get a clergyman to talk to you more about this tragedy."
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease, nutrition therapy is
a. the primary mode of treatment. b. rarely necessary. c. an important adjunct to drugs and surgery. d. highly specialized.