The nurse is caring for a patient with a history of aggressive behavior. For which reason should the nurse suspect a cardiac medication has been prescribed for this patient?
1. Calcium channel blockers increase dopamine levels, decreasing the risk of violence.
2. Calcium channel blockers decrease dopamine levels, decreasing the risk of violence.
3. Beta-adrenergic agonists decrease norepinephrine levels, decreasing the risk of violence.
4. Beta-adrenergic antagonists decrease norepinephrine levels, decreasing the risk of violence.
4. Beta-adrenergic antagonists decrease norepinephrine levels, decreasing the risk of violence.
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The nurse is coordinating the discharge planning for a family with a frail elderly mother who will be living with her daughter and son-in-law and their teenage son
Appropriate teaching for the family includes:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Ask for help 2. Encourage the family to discuss advance directives prior to acute events 3. Review the common physiologic and psychosocial changes in the older adult 4. Refer the family to counseling 5. Encourage respite care
The parents of a 14-year-old girl complain about the amount of time she spends on the Internet. Which question would the nurse ask the parents to assess her psychosocial development?
A) "Do you limit her usage of the Internet to an hour per day?" B) "Does she do her homework and have fun with her peers?" C) "Did you place the computer where you can keep an eye on her?" D) "Did you warn her about protecting her identity online?"
The nurse assists the client with ambulation for the first time after surgery. Which nursing intervention is most likely to facilitate client participation in ambulation and ensure client safety?
1. Instruct the client to use the handrails. 2. Help client to apply well-fitting shoes. 3. Encourage client to hold onto the nurse. 4. Administer analgesia before ambulation.
A client repeatedly tells the nurse that "all will be well" and "I'm fine" in response to learning of a health problem that requires immediate surgery. The nurse realizes that which diagnosis is appropriate for the client at this time?
1. Compromised Family Coping 2. Ineffective Coping 3. Disabled Family Coping 4. Defensive Coping