With the higher doses of salicylates that are given for arthritis, the nurse would expect the physician to do which of the following?
A. decrease the medication
B. stop the medication after 1 month
C. do serum levels for the medication
D. get urine levels for the medication
C. do serum levels for the medication
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The nursing faculty member correctly classifies the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics as a tool for
a. articulating actions that incorporate professional values. b. describing ethics associated with membership in the ANA. c. listing and explaining ethical principles used in nursing. d. solving ethical dilemmas encountered in daily practice.
The nurse is educating the parents of a 4-year-old boy with a Wilm's tumor who is about to have chemotherapy prior to surgery. Which of the following statements would indicate that the nurse should review the instructions?
A) "He takes his antibiotic twice a day." B) "We check his temperature orally." C) "We keep him away from crowds." D) "He must be clean and his teeth brushed."
A patient being assessed by the physician states, "I wet my pants every time I cough." The nurse recognizes this as:
1. reflex incontinence. 2. overflow incontinence. 3. urge incontinence. 4. stress incontinence.
Asians may perceive illness as disharmony with other forces and that medicine is only able to relieve the symptoms rather than cure the disease. They may look to naturalistic solutions and acupuncture to resolve or cure health problems
This is an example of cultural variations of: 1. Communication 2. Space 3. Social organization 4. Environmental control