After a physician in the emergency department has pronounced a 2-year-old dead following a swimming pool accident, the mother tearfully says to the father, "I am so sorry. I am so sorry." The nurse recognizes that the mother is expressing:
a. fear.
b. guilt.
c. hostility.
d. grief.
B
Parents often harbor extreme guilt in an "out of sequence death."
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The nurse is caring for an adolescent patient with a personality disorder. The nurse understands that, with age, the patient may experience improvement or remission of symptoms associated with the disorder. What disorder does the patient likely have?
Select all that apply. 1. Schizoid 2. Borderline 3. Obsessive-compulsive 4. Schizotypal 5. Avoidance
A nurse recognizes the class of medication being administered to help plan ongoing assessment and client education. The nurse would identify which drug as an example of a b-adrenergic blocker? Select all that apply
A) Carvedilol (Coreg) B) Propranolol (Inderal) C) Metoprolol (Lopressor) D) Atenolol (Tenormin) E) Labetalol (Trandate)
Critical thinking characteristics include
a. Considering what is important in a given situation. b. Accepting one, established way to provide patient care. c. Making decisions based on intuition. d. Being able to read and follow physician's orders.
A nursing student is preparing to give a medication that has a black box warning. The student asks the nurse what this means. What will the nurse explain about black box warnings?
a. They indicate that a drug should not be given except in life-threatening circumstances. b. They provide detailed information about the adverse effects of the drug. c. They alert prescribers to ways to mitigate potential harm from side effects. d. They provide information about antidotes in the event toxicity occurs.